Chayote squash is crunchy and very mild with a slightly sweet taste and light notes of cucumber. The creamy white flesh is crisp to starchy and becomes succulent to cottony as it matures, and the central core contains one small, edible seed. The pale green rind is thin, smooth, firm, and edible but is often discarded because of its tough nature.
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T.Chayote squash is small to medium in size, averaging 10-20 centimeters in length, and has a pear-like shape with deep linear indentations, folds, or puckers that run vertically along the fruit's skin that meet at its flower end. The Wheel of Health: The Sources of Long Life and Health Among the Hunza by Dr. Soil Science for Gardeners by Robert Pavlis
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Instead, they entire fruit surrounds a single embryo in the middle. Unlike their squash cousins, chayote don’t produce seeds. A still growing chayote fruit almost ready for harvest.
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