It looks like a choko to me - they used to be called 'letterbox fruit' in NZ because they're the kind of thing that grows like a weed and you have too many so you offload them to your neighbours! You have a gorgeous blog here... See me at www.photoblog.be/fkrsinich Cheers, F
by Anonymous @
12:21 AM
... familiar fruit growing up in the dominican republic known as "tayota", it is boiled and peeled can be served with salad, or mixed in with scrambled eggs or fish
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It looks like a choko to me - they used to be called 'letterbox fruit' in NZ because they're the kind of thing that grows like a weed and you have too many so you offload them to your neighbours!You have a gorgeous blog here...
See me at www.photoblog.be/fkrsinich
Cheers, F
by Anonymous @ 12:21 AM
... familiar fruit growing up in the dominican republic known as "tayota",
it is boiled and peeled can be served with salad, or mixed in with scrambled eggs or fish
Family: Cucurbitaceae (koo-ker-bih-TAY-see-ee)
Genus: Sechium (SEK-ee-um)
Species: edule (ED-yew-lee)
Cultivar: Thin-fruited
Synonym:Sicyos edule
Synonym:Chayota edulis
Category:
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Vegetables
Perennials
Tropicals/Tender Perennials
Vines and Climbers
yours truly
jorge
jveras@mac.com
by Anonymous @ 3:18 AM