With tender mirliton squash shells packed with a savory meat filling and topped with melted cheese and butter, this recipe is comfort food at its best. Mirlitons, also known as chayote squash ...

Chayote are sold in West Indian shops in the UK. Avoid soft or wrinkled fruit. Treat chayote as a vegetable similar to a courgette. They have a watery texture and delicate flavour, but are often ...

Chayote is a thin-skinned squash originally from Mexico. A member of the gourd family, the bumpy green fruit is commonly available in the Southwestern United States, but it remains a novelty item ...

Chayote – or cho cho – is a squash native to Central America that ... Plate up, then sprinkle with salt to taste. Recipe taken from Plentiful by Denai Moore (Hardie Grant, £24), out now.