Chayotes, also known as “chokos” or “mirlitons,” are used in Latin American cuisine, but not so much in standard American fare. Unless of course, you develop salicylate sensitivities like I have, and then you end up with this cucurbit as one of your staple foodstuffs! With a quickly dwindling menu, mirlitons have been a godsend…
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How to Get the Seed Out of a Chayote for Propagation
I’m growing chayotes in my garden for the first time this year after developing salicylate sensitivity and I’ve found that there’s just not a lot of guidance out there on growing this crop in the home garden. Call them what you want, chayote, choko, or mirliton, so far some of the tips I have read…
Chayotes and Contemplating the Nature of the Self
I could say the past year has been an interesting one for me on an existential level, if I were to put things in a positive light. I keep having major life changes that seem to tell me, “Oh, you think that’s part of your personality, do you? Well what if we take it away?…
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