Chayote is a thin-skinned squash originally from Mexico. A member of the gourd family, the bumpy green fruit is commonly available in the Southwestern United States, but it remains a novelty item in ...

Even in the heat of summer, Horacio Fuentes doesn’t need any shade in his Wilshire Park backyard. After all, he has a chayote. A seamless sea of green runs from the second-floor eaves of his house to ...

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 ...

Tomatoes, onions, potatoes, chayote squash — the Aztecs and Mayans knew a good thing when they saw it. Those civilizations first cultivated many of the foods we eat today. Their prize was chayote. In ...

Chayote squash boasts a nutrition profile that is loaded with essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber. It may also support a healthy pregnancy, have anticancer properties, and slow visible signs of ...

Chayote (Sechium edule) is an underutilised vegetable crop that has garnered increased attention due to its rich nutritional profile and diverse bioactive compounds. Traditionally consumed in various ...

We recently organized the BR Buffalo Chef’s Challenge: Chayote in which seven chefs competed against one another to see, within 24 hours, who could could come up with the most interesting recipe ...

Ask cookbook author Lesley Tellez, a Southern Californian now living in New York, about her taste memories from the four years she lived in Mexico City, and they come tumbling out like sweets from a ...

Tomatoes, onions, potatoes, chayote squash — the Aztecs and Mayans knew a good thing when they saw it. Those civilizations first cultivated many of the foods we eat today. Their prize was chayote. In ...

We recently organized the BR Buffalo Chef’s Challenge: Chayote in which seven chefs “battled” one another in a cooking competition. Each restaurant was presented with a mystery ingredient and given 24 ...