Vegetable
Mirliton
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Mirliton is the Louisiana name for chayote: stuffed, stewed, a Creole and Cajun vegetable more than a raw salad. The fruit is the same Sechium. Stuff with shrimp or ham. Christophene is the Caribbean name.
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CasseroleShrimp Stuff
Traits
CreoleGulfHamLouisianaNamedNot Raw DefaultSame FruitStuffed
History
US
Louisiana French called the chayote mirliton and stuffed it.
US
Mirliton casseroles were a Gulf household dish.
Creole menus kept the mirliton name against supermarket chayote.