vegetablewatery · crisp · green · faintly sweet · cucumber

Chayote

Tastes of nothing at all, which in Latin America is a job description, not a complaint.

on its own

0.0sour

1.0sweet

0.0savoury

0.0bitter

0.0umami

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1 of these 10 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

10 pairings for Chayote.

classic

Raw, shredded, drowned in acid. Without it there is literally nothing.

classic

The chayote supplies texture, the herb supplies the entire aroma.

common

Sweat it hard in the fat first; the flesh takes on whatever is there.

common

Sweet allium fills the gap where the squash has no flavour at all.

common

Earth and sweat make a blank vegetable read as cooked, not raw.

common

Braise it in the fat; chayote takes on pork the way potato takes on butter.

common

Heat is the cheapest way to give this thing an opinion.

uncommon

Gratin it: the flesh stays firm where potato would go to mush.

rare

Cold salad, shellfish sweetness, and the squash as the crunch.

wild

Smoke against a total blank; the squash carries it like water carries salt.