Clear your cupboard, empty your fridges and rejig your pantries, because a new superfood is in town and people are lapping it up by the bucketload. Chayote (pronounced 'chocho') is a pale-green, ...

From acai and goji berries to yogurt and fish, the superfoods list only continues to grow year after year. And this year is no exception. Introducing the versatile superfruit: the chayote. After ...

Unless you're familiar with them, at first glance you might mistake chayotes for pears. In fact, one of the many names for this pale green member of the squash family is vegetable pear (though, like ...

A chayote smoothie is an easy and refreshing way to kickstart your day. Blend peeled chayote with banana, spinach, and ...

The chayote is an old acquaintance found in many cultures around the world. Its humble origin lies in the deep forests of Central America. Sechium edule is a true New World squash that has the ...

Chayote squash has just the right texture for shredding into a crunchy and refreshing slaw that’s great by itself, piled onto a barbecue sandwich or folded into a meaty taco. Instructions: Shred the ...

For this delicious recipe, chef Daniel Boulud quickly cooks scallop slices, then serves them with a rich, tangy avocado-tomatillo sauce and Indian-spiced hearts of palm (we substitute chayote, which ...

Popularly known as chow chow or seeme badnekai locally, chayote squash recipes are turning out to be one of the surprising food trends of 2019. According to Pinterest, there has been a 76 per cent ...

A year ago last fall a friend brought me a queer-looking light-green squash-like fruit/vegetable to identify. She had found an unusual vine loaded with these oval-shaped fruits growing up and over a ...

If you've never tasted chayote squash, then this is the salad to try. Here, Brazilian food expert and cookbook author Leticia Moreinos Schwartz serves her chayote squash salad with a creamy mustard ...

Chayote are sold in West Indian shops in the UK. Avoid soft or wrinkled fruit. Treat chayote as a vegetable similar to a courgette. They have a watery texture and delicate flavour, but are often ...