Also called mirliton, vegetable pear and christophine. A pear shaped, pale or apple green squash (it actually is a form of summer squash), with firm flesh of a paler green. The taste is reminiscent of [..]

The pear-shaped fruit of a West Indian annual vine of the gourd family that is widely cultivated as a vegetable. Also called mirliton. It tastes similar to a cross between a potato and cauliflower, ye [..]

A member of gourd family, Chayote is a pear shaped vegetable.

(chi-OH-tay) – The chayote is a pear-shaped member of the gourd family.  Also called vegetable pear, mirliton (southern United States), choko (Australia and New Zealand).  Several varieties of chayote [..]

Also called mirliton, vegetable pear and christophine. A pear shaped, pale or apple green squash (it actually is a form of summer squash), with firm flesh of a paler green. The taste is reminiscent of [..]

A type of squash called Mirliton in the southern U.S.

Chayote, also known as güisquil or chayotera (or “chayotli”, as the Aztecs called it), is very similar to squash–in fact, it belongs to the family of squashs, melons and cucumbers. It has a soft pulp [..]

 A member of the squash and melon families, it is also known as Cho-cho or Christophene. It is a green pear-shaped fruit used as a vegetable in salads or cooked in a variety of ways.

Pale green squash, called Mirliton in French

 - This pale green vegetable is shaped like a pear and prepared like squash. Chicharrones

A small, gourdlike fruit that looks like a pear and is similar in taste and texture to squash. Also used in Louisiana cooking, where it is called mirliton. Can be prepared in any way suitable for summer squash, or stuffed like bell peppers. Sometimes called a vegetable pear.

pale green vegetable, shaped like a pear excellent product when you are on a diet, 0 calories and a lot of liquid and fiber.

a vegetable of the squash family, also known as mirlition, vegetable pear, or christophine. It has a white or green skin and cream-colored flesh, with a somewhat bland taste.

''Sechium edule'', a tropical American perennial herbaceous vine having tendrils, tuberous roots, and a green, pear-shaped fruit cooked as a vegetable. The fruit of this plant.