Fruit Covered in Needles | Prickly Chayote

Fruit Covered in Needles | Prickly Chayote | Fruity Fruits

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Let's make some prickly chayote tacos. #emmymade #fruityfruits
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:19 More fruity fruits.
0:56 Close-up.
1:50 Smooth chayote.
2:28 akak Mirilton
4:17 Allergic reaction to sap.
4:34 Boiling the chayote.
5:13 How to make salsa verde.
5:24 Unwrapping tomatillos.
6:10 Adding the remaining ingredients.
6:42 Blend everything together.
8:32 Peeling the smooth chayote.
9:00 PVZ.
9:38 Peeling the prickly chayote.
10:42 Taste comparison of smooth vs. prickly.
12:29 Toasting a tortilla.
12:36 Assembling the taco.
13:06 Taste test.
Music courtesy of Audio Network and 'Sprightly' from iMovie. You've made it to the end -- welcome! Comment: "Squash is actually his stage name. His birth name was Tracy."

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@CrazyLegs88 29 күн бұрын

I love Emmy's channel. Everybody is nice in the comments, and there is never any drama. 🙏

@billistics 28 күн бұрын

Notice how Emmy made a big deal about washing her Prickly Chayote but didn't wash her dusty cilantro?

@shestewa6581 28 күн бұрын

How dare you! I have drama with you! How dare you make this comment! You know what I am talking about!!!!! /s

@StayWoke240 28 күн бұрын

The roadkill episode was a little dramatic

@FuriedHearts 28 күн бұрын

Right. She has such a way of soothing me. My typical nightly routine is winding down watching extremely disturbing, shocking crime/murder documentaries (LOL) but tonight I am so soothed and thankful for the break from that stuff :P

@iFapkin 27 күн бұрын

@@StayWoke240 Gosh, yeah, that video's comments were volatile for no reason! Emmy was very transparent throughout the whole video, and it's not as if she advocated for everybody to just pick up and eat roadside animals, but some people were still up in arms over the whole thing. Buncha softies, imo- Emmy's a gem and her curious and adventurous eater/ kitchen-goer traits are part of why we enjoy her content.

@teawithtams6596 28 күн бұрын

Emmy giving her chickens an attitude is my new favorite thing. p.s. almost 3 million subs!

@paulahillier1390 29 күн бұрын

Yay! It's been a long time since we saw a new fruity fruit. ☺️

@s.menester2600 28 күн бұрын

In mexico, we use to eat them in vegetables soups, also steamed and boiled, just add a little salt and enjoy.

@lauraleeogan7523 27 күн бұрын

I like to melt a little butter on top while it is hot. I agree that it needs no seasoning except, maybe, a tiny bit of salt. Otherwise the delicate flavor could be obscured.

@scibear9944 28 күн бұрын

My first thought seeing that was "it looks like a Muppet laid an egg!"😂😂😂

@HaileyKitty 28 күн бұрын

"what does she want? handouts? im busy!" i love emmy lmao

@patriciahetherington3380 28 күн бұрын

In Australia we call them a choko… they don’t have a lot of flavour if any. But if you are short apples for pie or crumble, you can cook them in with the apples and the flavour of apples will fuse with the choko as they both have the same texture when cooked you can’t tell the difference.

@80sforever3 24 күн бұрын

How's the price compared to apples?

@nicolevidgen1356 16 күн бұрын

I love a good choko with cheese sauce. 😊

@ultrarobosaurus 26 күн бұрын

I love chayote! My fav way of preparing it is to cut them in half, season with salt and pepper, stuff them with shredded ham and white melty cheese them bake them. Soooo yummy! 🤤

@en1909s9iah 29 күн бұрын

here in Brazil there's a traditional Sunday dish called "camarão ensopadinho com chuchu", the vegetable pear is called chuchu here in Brazil. Camarão is shrimp. The dish is a very light soup made with the vegetable pear, tomatoes, cilantro and shrimp, served with a savory custard made with rice flour and coconut cream. It's delicious, and we make it sometimes.

@en1909s9iah 29 күн бұрын

The custard is called acaçá and it's set like a flan, and usually molded in a rectangular pan. It's served cold.

@Jhud69 28 күн бұрын

That sounds so delicious!!

@en1909s9iah 28 күн бұрын

@@Jhud69 it is, if you have access to vegetable pear, search for Rita Lobo's recipe, she's like a mix between Nigella and Martha Stewart, a very knowledgeable cook/TV personality here in Brazil.

@esmeraldagreengate4354 28 күн бұрын

How interesting. In Australia it's called a Choko. It's not eaten a lot here.

@en1909s9iah 28 күн бұрын

@@esmeraldagreengate4354 it's considered a very bland vegetable over here, but it's very easy to grow and very abundant (I think because it's native), so it's considered a very cheap, if not bland, vegetable.

@KarenRocha-xw7bq 28 күн бұрын

In The region I’m from in Mexico, we boil the spikey chayote too but we eat it as a snack with salt, lime and chile powder. The seed is the best part! As a kid we used to fight over it if we didn’t each get our own.

@achannel1818 28 күн бұрын

I just chop them up and put them in a jar of leftover pickle juice. Tastes like a green apple pickle. Very tasty.

@Ty-rz6xy 24 күн бұрын

Raw? I really wanna try it Pickled 🤤

@achannel1818 24 күн бұрын

@@Ty-rz6xy Yes. Raw. Though I've never eaten the spikey kind

@xerk2945 29 күн бұрын

I love seeing (hearing) your chickens! Your breadfruit video was where I first saw them and now I have five of my own. ❤

@emmymade 28 күн бұрын

Chickens are the best, but sometimes their timing could be better. 😆

@xerk2945 28 күн бұрын

@@emmymade True. They love to scream at very inconvenient times.

@markwatters6875 28 күн бұрын

In Australia we call the smooth one a Choko. Absolutely beautiful. 👍🇦🇺

@bob0s062 24 күн бұрын

New Mexico, USA here. My grandpa called it a porcupine egg. But he was a recluse. I adore your term for it.

@emptyemptiness8372 21 күн бұрын

Ah yes the choko. It got us through many floods up the back of mullumbimby in the late 80s...only time I ate them.

@DarkwaveMistress 28 күн бұрын

In Mexico it's really common to eat it in vegetable soup or with cream and salt. I personally despise it lmao but I'm glad that you enjoy it!

@patinpatin12 28 күн бұрын

When we lived in mexico we had a chayote vine that we called old reliable because it always had chayotes growing on it. I had so many of them thru my childhood, boiled, stir-fried and even some with sugar and milk. 😊😅

@lillianlouie4284 28 күн бұрын

My father grew chayote vines in our backyard over an arbor. They were grooved and dark green with sparse spikes. We made soups and stir fries.

@FuriedHearts 28 күн бұрын

I love your short - little - micro - pauses - when you're - tasting stuff lol. It's so cute. You're such a sweet and genuinely kind and warm person. The exact kind of person I wish I had around as a kid. I was always on edge and terrified of the adults around me. Constantly anxious, constantly worried that the adults around me were in a bad mood or mad at me or about something. Fast forward to now and I have a debilitating anxiety disorder and depression- YAY. Sorry- didn't mean to get all deep and overshare LOL. I just wanted to say overall that I bet you are a fantastic and patient mother and your children are very lucky to have such an intelligent, kind, warm, patient, interesting mother. I bet they will grow up to be crazy intelligent with such a diverse and interesting childhood.

@JaniceWithTheTarlovCyst 29 күн бұрын

I thought my neighbour's cat climbed up onto my balcony and was meowing for me; your chicken really sounded like Luna, the crazy wall climbing cat. 😂

@just4craftsngiggles454 29 күн бұрын

lol I thought mine was stuck under my house she’s been known to do that sometimes

@user-mg7ep2ib4p 28 күн бұрын

My own cat perked up his ears, and looked up with concern when he heard it. It does sound like a cat.

@summerf3022 28 күн бұрын

Omg how funny - I just came to the comments mid-video to see if anyone else wondered if there was a cat meowing in the background because I paused the video at least 3x to listen for my own cats crying somewhere 😂😂😂

@just4craftsngiggles454 28 күн бұрын

@@summerf3022 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 same and paused to yell for my husband to see if he heard our cat 🐈

@mrs.beasley1979 28 күн бұрын

I seriously just got up to open my bedroom door for my cat, Cash. I thought he was calling me LOL. No Cash.....just Emmy's chickens 🤣🤣👏👏

@lesbw356 29 күн бұрын

The Chia Pet of the Chayote Family

@bmartin001 28 күн бұрын

I honestly saw the thumbnail and thought she made a chia pet on a rock😅

@lillianlouie4284 28 күн бұрын

Yes!

@vickytej 28 күн бұрын

Emmy, hi!, for a better tomatillo sauce, first boiling watter, then add the tomatillos, so they wont be bitter, also boil the onion, andn, garlic and chile. Also you can cut thick slices, slice almost in half and put cheese in it, flour it, egg and fry, also you can do a soup with it, add panela at the en to serve

@StormyTalks 28 күн бұрын

Tomatillo is in the nightshade family. So is tomato. They're both related. You know what else is in the nightshade family? Eggplant and potato.

@ericmills9839 22 күн бұрын

Correct, and they are related to gooseberries as she noted as well.

@oaarbh 21 күн бұрын

i think there is some confusion as to what is a gooseberry. True gooseberries are not related to tomatoes at all. they are in the currant family. HOWEVER, there are cape gooseberries also known as goldenberries and they ARE in the tomato/tomatillo family but they are not a true gooseberry

@oakleygermech9498 20 күн бұрын

@oarrbh is right - true gooseberries are in the family Grossulariaceae, which is more closely related to jade plants and not close to nightshades at all. Cape gooseberries and tomatillos are both in the genus Physalis, in the nightshade family.

@moyetlicious 19 күн бұрын

Came to say this!

@an-alechianeathery770 12 күн бұрын

Tomatillo are also related to ground cherries/ husk tomato.

@rileymarina4484 26 күн бұрын

I love being reminded that there are fruits and veggies and cultures that while not familiar to me are very familiar to others! It makes me so happy to remember that the world is so big and I only experience a slice of it! Thank you Emmy!

@guidoylosfreaks 28 күн бұрын

That sauce recipe is a classic in Mexican cuisine. Depending on how you cook the tomatillos you can have very different outputs. You can boil them, saute them, roast them, leave them raw or combine them. All of them have different flavours.

@kristinabava8718 28 күн бұрын

That is my favorite salsa!! It's less tangy once it's chilled!

@sandraarce810 28 күн бұрын

Make a simple quesadilla with Queso Oaxaca and then add your chayote and salsa. Yummy! I’ve made this with zucchini for a quick meal.

@effiec1014 28 күн бұрын

I always eat the skin and especially the seed of chayote squash. The seed is so good!!

@twocvbloke 29 күн бұрын

I'd say it's more like a green hedgehog, like it just went for an unintentional swim in an overly algae-bloomed pond... :P

@ElveeKaye 27 күн бұрын

I'm just wondering who was the first person to see a vegetable that looks like a squash covered in needly Astro Turf and said, "I'm gonna eat that."

@riverAmazonNZ 29 күн бұрын

Tomatillos are definitely related to tomatoes, they are both solanums. You might be thinking of Physalis berries often called “cape gooseberries” but are not realted to true gooseberries which are in the blackcurrant family.

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 28 күн бұрын

Yep, was looking for someone else to point out that they're in the nightshade family along with tomatoes and ground cherries. (and peppers and potatoes, which is evident when you look at the seeds of all of these, and yes, potatoes can make seed pods, looks like a tiny green tomato, but I've never managed to grow anything from that kind of seed).

@FuriedHearts 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for this. Also... thanks for correcting her without an attitude. I know it's probably weird to thank someone for basic, objective kindness but I've had wayyyyy too much Facebook and KZfaq comments lately where people are so goddamn negative and mean. Lol. Emmy and her channel are nothing but positivity and I love it

@AnniCarlsson 28 күн бұрын

And psysalis is also in potatoe tomatoe family and chili and paprica All fun facts how they connect. It's like learn cucumber is counted as a berry😂

@coryart 27 күн бұрын

Yes Thank you. I was watching the video and when she said that, I'm like, Have I been wrong all this time? I've been telling people that tomatillos, (and Golden Berries/Ground Cherries) are related to tomatoes for a few years now, ever since I discovered Golden Berries.

@diegoquirino8189 27 күн бұрын

They’re nightshades but so are eggplant and potatoes KNOW IT ALL

@kristinparker5745 28 күн бұрын

I'm doing keto and regular Chayote is a good substitute for Apple desserts. Cook it up and add a little cinnamon and sweetener and you almost can't tell the difference.

@MariaMendez-ms9iq 29 күн бұрын

My favorite part of the chayote is the seed in my house we fight for it is delicious.

@katelynbrown98 28 күн бұрын

What does it taste like?

@000euMJ 28 күн бұрын

My grandpa used to eat it before everybody, before even the chayote dish was served lol! It is really good indeed.

@Mejiaelis 28 күн бұрын

Yes the chayote almond está deliciosa

@AbeM. 28 күн бұрын

It’s my moms favorite part too

@FishareFriendsNotFood972 28 күн бұрын

Spiny Chayote: I am impossible to pick up, I am not sweet, I need to be boiled to be eaten.....NO ONE WILL EAT ME!! ☠ Emmy: Nom nom nom get in muh belly 🤣

@guidoylosfreaks 28 күн бұрын

But the spiny ones are the tastiest.

@dianeshover1465 28 күн бұрын

🤣😂😆🤣😂. Isn’t she just THE BEST🤩🤩

@valfletcher9285 28 күн бұрын

Yes! Baton Rouge here.... Militon stuffed is a Thanksgiving dish here in Louisiana. My grandmother called them "Vegetable Pear" . We stuff with seafood dressing.

@yakzivz1104 28 күн бұрын

that sounds good!!

@sweetness371 29 күн бұрын

I know you're not a gardening channel, but it'd be an interesting video to eat foods that you've grown from kitchen scraps.

@AzureSkii.Kismet 28 күн бұрын

Emmy in Bermuda we call it Chrstophine, it's delicious when I use it in place of potatoes in Scalloped potatoes 💙🎉

@tammyc7898 28 күн бұрын

Happy Mother's day Emmy, sending love and hugs from Indiana

@samianader7916 27 күн бұрын

My mom used to make little chayote boats ⛵️she cut them in half lengthwise, boiled them and then scraped the flesh. You would keep the skin and a little bit of flesh for it not to fall apart. Then you would mash and scramble the scopped flesh on oil, garlic and eggs until egg is cooked. After put mixture back on skin and top with cheese and broil. It is light and delicious. We call this fruit “Tayota” 😊

@cicilyly6027 29 күн бұрын

I use chayote in beef shank soup and pollo soup!

@jaimeruiz8779 28 күн бұрын

I love how Emmy gets so excited when she tries new food, i grew up eating spiky chayotes and seeing her enjoying it for the first time just makes want to eat one too ❤

@Aure457 29 күн бұрын

Hi Emmy, lovely video as usual, I’m from where both the chayote and tomatillo are native plants, you should try the chayote in chicken/beef stock, that’s how we prepare it here (in my family we also stir fry it with chicken and other vegetables). And if it exists in the us you should look for “tomatillo milpero”, it’s the native not artificially selected variant, which in my opinion has a way better taste, also it’s way smaller, kinda like marbles, the farmed tomatillo usually is called “tomate de forro” here.

@nat4369 29 күн бұрын

My momma puts these in caldo de pollo! Enjoy!

@kittykahdy 28 күн бұрын

I also mix them in a scrambled egg (with onions and garlic), or prepare them like chiles rellenos putting cheese in the middle.

@485OCEAN 28 күн бұрын

@@kittykahdyomg yummmmmm

@elsadelatorre4363 28 күн бұрын

@nat4369 yes that’s how I eat them in a caldo de pollo

@bluelikekrishna 22 күн бұрын

I had NO idea you could eat that much of the chayote flesh! My old boss taught me how to eat them by just piercing, nuking, adding butter and eating them with a spoon out of the half, but we never dug very far into the flesh and just ate the very innermost parts. I realize now how much of it we must have been wasting. I loved it, haven’t thought to have it again for many years, but your chayote tacos have unlocked a dinner idea! Thanks, Emmy!

@livgraham257 24 күн бұрын

This is just the best channel on KZfaq. I’ll never cook or eat 90% of these things but it’s impossible to be in a bad mood when watching Emmy

@channah64 28 күн бұрын

Fun plant facts: Tomato and Tomatillo ARE related - both within the Family Solanaceae (nightshades), but in the Solanum and Physalis Genera, respectively. They're cousins:) There are over 90 species in the Physalis Genus - but not the Gooseberry! Gooseberry is part of the Ribes Genus, along with currants. Fruity Fruits are the best.

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 28 күн бұрын

I think the gooseberry comment was about ground cherries or husk cherries, also called cape gooseberries, that are in the nightshade family and not in any way related to currants/gooseberries.

@channah64 28 күн бұрын

@@bunhelsingslegacy3549 Oh you are probably very right! I didn't know they were called Cape gooseberries; they are called ground cherries in this part of Ontario.

@bunhelsingslegacy3549 28 күн бұрын

@@channah64 I've seen them called Golden Berries at the store, and I grew them for a while so I'd seen some of the other names while I was researching them.

@cristinweekley2547 29 күн бұрын

I absolutely love your fruity fruits videos!!👍🤩

@berthabighead369 26 күн бұрын

13:11 makes me fall in love with Emmy all over again. Her expressions are just adorable!!

@deanierobinson2089 29 күн бұрын

My Mexican daughter-in-law taught me to make my salsa verde the same way, except I don't par boil the tomatillos, just leave them raw. I do usually add a little lemon juice. Absolutely delicious! And I use chayote in place of apples in my keto apple pie. They're great to take on the texture and taste of apple when butter, cinnamon and allulose are added to them. Thanks for the video!

@emmymade 28 күн бұрын

Ha! I never knew, thanks for sharing.

@deanierobinson2089 28 күн бұрын

@@emmymade You're welcome!

@your3kidding 26 күн бұрын

I make raw tomatillo salsa too, it's amazing! I include a bunch of fresh cilantro also.

@deanierobinson2089 26 күн бұрын

@@your3kidding Of course. Me too!

@TracyKMainwaring 25 күн бұрын

Do you watch the Keto Twins? They've done a couple recipes with cheyote

@jaja87 24 күн бұрын

You can tell it’s good when she turns her “mmmm” into a song

@debbieebbiebobebbie 29 күн бұрын

Mirliton! You must have it the New Orleans way. We steam them, halve, and stuff with a creole seasoned mirepoix-stale French bread - shrimp and ham dressing then top with butter and bake… ope, lol, we’ve just arrived at the portion of the video where you discuss mirliton 😆 I also slice them whole, batter and fry then use as “noodles” for a fantastic gluten-free vegan lasagna!

@Ty-rz6xy 24 күн бұрын

This is the comment I was looking for! That's how I know it!

@positivepossum13 28 күн бұрын

My favorite series is back! I never get tired of seeing new fruits!

@debbieebbiebobebbie 29 күн бұрын

The seed was always treats for us kids when I was growing up, lol.

@kittykahdy 28 күн бұрын

that's what my father says too every time we have them! They would grow the chayotes in his home and he and his siblings would fight for the seed lol

@aliceros1 28 күн бұрын

Same, we call it the heart and my sister and I would fight on who would get to eat it

@julvwildcat190 28 күн бұрын

I didn't know people actually ate the seed. We always take it out.

@markiangooley 28 күн бұрын

I didn’t realize at first that the seed is edible and threw it out the first few times I prepared chayote. Some supermarket chayotes have a sprout coming out of the seed… apparently it’s all edible.

@Sailortwilight 29 күн бұрын

I love Fruity Fruits videos!!! ❤ I love how you describe the taste of things. Thanks Emmy!

@nat5309 28 күн бұрын

The spiney chayote was one of my favorite snacks as a child growing up in Mexico! They are so flavorful and sweet, I really miss them as I have never found them in Canada.

@AminahMight 9 күн бұрын

Emmy is literally my comfort when I’m down ❤

@kylemeyer4266 28 күн бұрын

I grew up with chayote. No need to peel the smooth one. There are also black varieties (dark green) and smaller white ones you should try if you come across them. I love them diced and sauteed with a little onion and finished with a clove of garlic smashed with a pinch of cumin.

@DarthFurie 29 күн бұрын

I see these at the store all the time but have never tried them, thanks for sharing I'll taste them now

@jenntheamazon 16 күн бұрын

It seems like it's been so long since there has been a Fruity Fruits video. Thank you for sharing this little spiked vegetable.

@abbym9954 28 күн бұрын

Tomatillos ARE related to tomatoes- both are members of the edible side of the nightshade family, along with potatoes, peppers, gooseberries, and eggplants. There's a third tomato-like fruit in the family, too- the tamarillo, often called the tree tomato!

@maryjanekeneipp6623 28 күн бұрын

I thought so

@kellym6019 28 күн бұрын

I love that she says spineless instead of spine free or Spike free I think that is so funny. Love ya Emmy! 😃

@debbieebbiebobebbie 29 күн бұрын

My cousin makes mirliton custard pie, so silky and a lovely light flavor unlike any other dessert.

@channah64 28 күн бұрын

WOW that sounds so unique. I would never look at that vegetable and think it could be part of a custard!

@lauraleeogan7523 27 күн бұрын

Sounds good!

@ja4n1 29 күн бұрын

My dad has pickled chayote before and it’s good.

@allisondaugherty5963 28 күн бұрын

Fruity Fruits jingle is my favorite thing about this channel (in my harmony nerd heart)

@QueenNemesis327 28 күн бұрын

The look of the prickly one made me happy

@emmymade 28 күн бұрын

Me too, until I touched it. 😆

@QueenNemesis327 28 күн бұрын

@@emmymade 😆😆

@kittenwithawhipstan8857 19 күн бұрын

I’m so happy that all these years later, the outro card is still the same 😊❤

@guccideltaco 28 күн бұрын

So glad to see you used Serranos in the salsa; they are underrated IMO.

@Sapphinthecage 28 күн бұрын

Emmy's positivity is contagious.😊

@robylove9190 29 күн бұрын

I saute my chayote. They are also delicious raw. I haven't had a reaction. I'm one of the lucky ones, I guess.

@yakzivz1104 28 күн бұрын

same for me!!! I've eaten chayote raw many times and never had any problems

@robylove9190 28 күн бұрын

@@yakzivz1104 Have you ever had a problem with the peels? I don't peel mine.

@yakzivz1104 28 күн бұрын

@@robylove9190 honestly I've never eaten the skin before. Is the skin bitter or no taste?

@littlemissmel88 21 күн бұрын

It's so amazing some of the foods our ancestors saw and said, "yeah, I'm gonna eat that!"

@TheSimArchitect 28 күн бұрын

It looks like a hedgehog! So lovely!!!

@daenas 28 күн бұрын

Born and raised on the US and Mexican border and never eaten a chayote squash... Gotta try it now.

@diegoquirino8189 27 күн бұрын

7:20 you can see the flavor kicking in and she has to fight the urge to drink the salsa. Excellent video!!!

@Only-me-baby-tf9km 28 күн бұрын

It looks like the plant on little shop of horrors. The smooth one anyway.

@infowarriorone 29 күн бұрын

OK now that's an unusual fruit. whoa!

@sbkir 28 күн бұрын

I love that little pot you boiled them in!

@joechiasson8956 27 күн бұрын

Hope you had a wonderful mother's day wishing you the best

@lorenawulf5562 29 күн бұрын

Lol I thought your chicken was my cat meowing outside my door lol

@lauraleeogan7523 27 күн бұрын

Emmy, thanks for bringing up good memories of my youth. When he was alive, my dad grew chayotes. Unless the fruit was overgrown we didn't peel the skin off or remove the seed. It was tender like the one you purchased My favorite way to prepare it is the cut it into bite-sized cubes and steam until tender. Place pats of butter on it while it is still hot so it will melt over the deliciousness. I prefer no seasoning so the delicate flavor can be enjoyed on its own.

@labratamber 28 күн бұрын

In louisiana we call them mirliton as you said, we also love them pickeled

@deaniseshewokis3315 17 күн бұрын

WOAH!!!!!!! Emmy remembered to plug in her equipment!!! What is this world coming to?? 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️

@-amosc.presley-7192 29 күн бұрын

Happy Mothers Day is on Sunday tomorrow. Happy early Mother’s Day 💜💜

@angelinaduganNy 28 күн бұрын

Thank you…😊❤️

@-amosc.presley-7192 28 күн бұрын

@@angelinaduganNy nice

@alexisjuarez231 26 күн бұрын

another day another video of emmy being the most open minded person in the world with foods, so so cool

@lifeonlowbatteries8153 29 күн бұрын

I’m just here for the theme song.

@Thorinsol 27 күн бұрын

The seed is the best part!

@aliceros1 28 күн бұрын

When it wasn’t used for a caldo my mom would boil it and then cut it in half and scoop oust the inside with a spoon. Then we could mash it with a bit of mayo add cotija and salsa. My sister and I would each eat half of one and fight over the heart.

@23baquino 29 күн бұрын

These are really good in Caldo De Res (beef stew) or really any stew where you would normally add potatoes.

@lucylu530 28 күн бұрын

My grandmother would grow this vine in Mexico. I believe it is a perennial plant in her region. The spinny one has a better flavor. My favorite part is the seed.

@DimasFajar-ns4vb Күн бұрын

most people never see it you are so lucky to have it

@dudzmota 28 күн бұрын

here in brazil we call it "chuchu" (shooshoo - the last shoo being the the tonic syllable)

@jacqibelle 26 күн бұрын

Yay! Love fruity fruit videos! 💜

@puddintayne9254 19 күн бұрын

I always enjoy your videos , thank you for posting this information

@Jmpwfdpdl 28 күн бұрын

We used to have a chayote plant growing in the backyard. It grew from over the neighbors backyard, over the fence and spilled into our backyard. They grow like weeds. No watering, no nothing. The chayote got so out of hand that the fence eventually toppled over because of the weight of the chayote plant. We probably should’ve sold them in retrospect.

@LadiesOfTheLegion 28 күн бұрын

Happy mother's day, Emmy!

@emdeejay7432 28 күн бұрын

I've been missing the fruity fruits series.

@perrymitchell4893 28 күн бұрын

Love you videos. They are so fun and interesting.

@Only-me-baby-tf9km 28 күн бұрын

Last time i had chayote was when my mom was still alive. I missy mo. ❤️😢

@BeckyA59 28 күн бұрын

I was going to say, in Louisiana we called it mirleton, but of course you knew that! An old man who lived next to us when I was really young had big vines of them. I have no memories of how they were prepared though

@34tm3gaming3 29 күн бұрын

Cool! Mcdo here in the Philippines, they substitute chayote for apples in making apple pie. 😮

@snr0n 28 күн бұрын

Funnily enough, that's a lie kids tell each other in lots of countries!

@34tm3gaming3 28 күн бұрын

@@snr0n you dont have to be a Karen about it. Sheesh!

@snr0n 28 күн бұрын

@@34tm3gaming3 Yeah, that's not what that word means.

@BSGSV 28 күн бұрын

If you peel and chop the chayote before you boil it, it will cook in just a few minutes. Also, they have little flavor. They are nice if sauted with some chicken broth, turmeric, salt, and maybe some dried shrimp if you like that sort of thing. Boiled chayote chunks are also good as a vegetable in a Thai curry. You have made me curious to try the spiny version!

@riceands0ysauce 23 күн бұрын

Growing up, my mom would slice up the smooth chayote and either stirfry it with beef or simmer it in a soup with a shrimp broth. Still to this day one of my favorite dishes to eat when I need comfort food.