0 a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin and white flesh, that is usually cooked and eaten as a vegetable:
Until a few years ago, the economy was based on the growing of corn, as well as some vegetables such as guisquil, chayote or pataste.
Meat dishes are frequently accompanied by vegetables such as squash, chayote and carrots.
Common vegetables used in picadillos are potatoes, green beans, squash, ayote, chayote and arracache.
These include varieties such as zucchini, zapallo, chayote, and ayote.
Tinola has chicken cuts in broth, with ginger, chayote, and chili pepper leaves.
Chayote is used in many kinds of dishes such as soup, stir-fried vegetables and chop suey.
Fields of corn and chayote are very common in this area.
Cultivated plants include squash, nopal, chayote, beans, corn, peas and tomatoes.
