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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
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Chayote
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00 Is this a kind of vegetable you usually see in your supermarkets and local stores? 02 br
00 Because, I never saw it before, and I can't find it's name in my language, so I wonder whether the official translation exists at all. 02 br
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00 Is this a kind of vegetable you usually see in your supermarkets and local stores? 02 br
00 Because, I never saw it before, and I can't find it's name in my language, so I wonder whether the official translation exists at all. 02 br
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0 Chayote - pronounced [chah-YOH-teh] 02 br 00 The chayote is another native Mexican plant and is a member of the squash family. It is also referred to as a "vegetable pear" or chcocho. In France the chayote is called a christophene.
- 0 Chayote - pronounced [chah-YOH-teh] 02 br 00 The chayote is another native Mexican plant and is a member of the squash family.
- It is also referred to as a "vegetable pear" or chcocho.
- In France the chayote is called a christophene.
- The flesh is quite crisp something like a water chestnut.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Chayotes come in two common varities, the smooth variety and a prickly variety (covered in spines).
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0 Chayote - pronounced [chah-YOH-teh] 02 br
00 The chayote is another native Mexican plant and is a member of the squash family. It is also referred to as a "vegetable pear" or chcocho. In France the chayote is called a christophene. The flesh is quite crisp something like a water chestnut. 02 br
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00 Chayotes come in two common varities, the smooth variety and a
00 The chayote is another native Mexican plant and is a member of the squash family. It is also referred to as a "vegetable pear" or chcocho. In France the chayote is called a christophene. The flesh is quite crisp something like a water chestnut. 02 br
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00 Chayotes come in two common varities, the smooth variety and a
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0 It's not even an English word. I would just leave it untranslated, the way we do. 02 br
00 The vegetable is widely available in California; we have a large Mexican population. It's sometimes labeled "chayote squash", but mostly just "chayote", in the supermarkets. 02 br
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00 The vegetable is widely available in California; we have a large Mexican population. It's sometimes labeled "chayote squash", but mostly just "chayote", in the supermarkets. 02 br
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0 If it's anything like the other squashes I've tried - it tastes of water! Maybe it's just that I don't know how to cook it properly. 05 0 010id 8
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