The mirliton is such a beloved local vegetable, there's even a festival dedicated to it. But once you leave south Louisiana, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who would know what a mirliton is.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Boil whole mirlitons in salted water until tender, about 45 minutes. Remove from water and set aside to cool. While the mirlitons cool, sweat the onion, celery, and bell pepper ...

Like a lot of people who grew up in Louisiana, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg has fond memories of eating casseroles and other dishes his mother prepared using mirlitons — a squash that has ...

(WVUE) - There are as many unique styles of stuffing and dressing as there are cooks. The combination of mirliton, or chayote squash as some may call it, with seafood is a great example of one such ...

Makes 8 halves. This recipe is from Lou Lato, of Baton Rouge. In this recipe raw shrimp are put into the stuffing mix. 1. Cut mirlitons in half lengthwise and place in pot. Cover mirlitons with water ...

There are as many unique styles of stuffing and dressing as there are cooks. The combination of mirliton, or chayote squash as some may call it, with seafood is a great example of one such holiday ...

In last week's story on New Orleans evacuee Harold Brown Jr., we inadvertently left out a step in the recipe for Stuffed Mirlitons. The corrected version follows. HAROLD BROWN JR.'S STUFFED MIRLITONS ...

The mirliton is a member of the cucurbit squash family, and is the fruit of a heavy, hearty vine that loves to climb. It’s unique: rather than plant seeds, you plunk the entire vegetable in the ground ...

When I start to spy with my little hungry eye roadside-spot prawn trucks and get calls from fishermen that they’re bringing in the first hauls of gorgeous Alaska spot prawns, I do a little happy dance ...

Mirlitons are a traditional vegetable popular in Cajun cuisine for holiday meals. Mirlitons are also known as Chayote or Vegetable Pear. You can use mirlitons in any recipe that uses summer squashes ...