Introducing Chayote aka Mirliton with Brandon Ruiz (a Utopian Seed Project Meet-the-Plant series)
Channel: Utopian Seed Project
Date: 2020-05-12

Chayote (Sechium edule) is a tropical perennial that we can grow in North Carolina as a temperate annual. Chayote is vining member of the Cucurbitaceae family, producing edible squash-like fruit, tender shoots, edible leaves, and an edible potato-like root if allowed to overwinter. 



Note: chayote is popular in Louisiana where it is known as Mirliton.  


This video is part of a The Utopian Seed Project series called, Meet-the-Plant, where plant experts introduce you to less known plants (in North Carolina) that have food production potential.


In this video, Brandon Ruiz, founder of CLT Herbal Accessibility Project and Utopian Seed Project board member, gives a historical, botanical and culinary overview of Chayote.


Read more at www.utopianseed.org/chayote



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