Waht is Chow Chow Vegetable? The fruit of chow chow or chayote plants is light green with smooth skin and pear-shaped. This nutrient-dense vegetable with incredibly soft, luscious flesh is a delight to eat. It is a staple ingredient in Latin American countries, and it is eaten both cooked and raw. Chow Chow , the bland vegetable is made into a super flavourful chutney in South Indian cuisine. A simple recipe with a handful of ingredients, tastes brilliant with steamed rice and ghee. Chow Chow Vegetable Farming :- Chow chow is one of the edible perennial plants belonging to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, along with melons, squash In Tamil Nadu, South India, chayote is known as maerakkai (மேரக்காய்) or chow - chow (சௌ சௌ) in Tamil and widely used in everyday cooking for recipes like sambar, kootu, poriyal, thuvayal, chutney and mor-kulambu.
