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« on: November 06, 2009, 05:43:41 PM » |
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Ok, I'm gonna need to find some more exotic grocery stores or something, I'm running outta odd looking veges to try out.. but here's one I did some stuff with last week... What is it? |
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2009, 01:00:49 AM » |
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It's a chow chow! I saw one in a "caribbean food shop" and asked what it was only a couple of weeks ago  |
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2009, 05:40:05 AM » |
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Ok it looks like a big wad of dough . . .or a very old Pacman without his dentures.  |
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« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2009, 06:58:38 AM » |
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It's a chow chow! I saw one in a "caribbean food shop" and asked what it was only a couple of weeks ago hmm... gonna have to look that up, never heard it called that... |
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2009, 07:26:10 AM » |
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Lol, it looks exactly like the one I saw. Dunno what you use them for - I should've asked that too  |
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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2009, 09:39:09 AM » |
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Is it a green tomato? As in Fried?
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2009, 07:28:32 AM » |
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Diane (and Rob):
It's also called a chayote. And Rob, I'm really interested in what you did with it!
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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2009, 06:29:46 PM » |
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Wikipedia says it can be eaten raw or cooked and that the whole plant - roots, shoots, and fruit (oh, that rhymes !) are edible.
So, did you like it? What did you do with it?
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2009, 08:51:59 PM » |
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yup, chayote squash, sometime called chayote melon. You can't tell from the angle of this photo, but they actually kinda look more like a pear than anything else.
rumor has it that in Australia it is sliced and used as filler in apple pies cause apples are hard to come by there. A urban legend says McDonalds has used them in their apple pies.
They do have a bit of sweetness to them.
First time I took some and cut in sorta small french fries along with some yellow summer squash, tossed them all in a bit of olive oil and seasonings and broiled, for a vege-stix, french fry replacement. I'd do that again, but peel it next time. The peel is edible, but was still a bit tough.
Another time I shredded some along with some of the squash again, and some carrot and pan "fried" to make a sort of vege-hash browns.
Just bought another... not sure what to do with it yet... maybe mix with some apple in a dessert type application to cut down on the sugars the apples bring to the party.
or maybe I'll cook some in to my next batch of apple sauce.
I made a buncha chicken yesterday, I may dice a bit up and make some chicken salad for lunch this week. would add a nice lil crunch I think.
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« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2010, 07:00:17 PM » |
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g'day In Australia these vegies are called Choko. It is true that many people believe that McDonalds use them as filler in thier hot apple pies - I am not convinced. The reason is more likely that Choko are a very cheap product, that readily takes up the flavour of other ingrediants (ie apple sauce). Australia has a substantial agricultural industry and there is no shortage of apples - in fact our most southern state (the island of Tasmania) is known as the Apple Isle due to the many orchards. The humble Choko was once common on the meat and 3 veg dinner plates across the country. I recall my grand father always had a vine in the back yard and nan would usually peel, boil and serve with butter. Now, the Choko is rarely seen, as most Australian consumers have a more refined palate. The attached link is to an Aussie Gardening tv show site with some Choko info and reciepies. http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2001/archives/2001_archives?p=1320If you are keen, the Choko vine is very easy to grow and will produce a lot of produce. See ya Pete |
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« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2010, 05:47:13 AM » |
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Well hi Pete in Australia! Welcome to BTV :-)
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« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2010, 08:15:27 AM » |
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Welcome, Pete! Not only from Down Under, but a sleever to boot! Hope you will join in on many more conversations!
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2010, 10:46:19 PM » |
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thanks for the insight... I've been buying this on a regular basis... most of the last one got diced up and sauteed with other veges in a batch of quinoa. Still need to see if i can do a apple type dessert application with these I think.
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