tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post7469032154123950963..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Chokos ready to plantUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15306461552534269372022-06-22T18:51:05.932+10:002022-06-22T18:51:05.932+10:00They take on the flavour of what you cook them wit...They take on the flavour of what you cook them with making them excellent additions to bulk up jams and used in baking as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65835016004502918442021-08-15T08:36:11.806+10:002021-08-15T08:36:11.806+10:00They are used in McDonald's apple pies!,so if ...They are used in McDonald's apple pies!,so if you have ever eaten a pie from there you have eaten a choko.... thay hold together and absorb the flavours you add to them.... you can use them for anything, and also make a good substitute for zucchini and cucumber if your not eating the night shade family. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174329397850122291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41137895728769827952021-05-25T11:50:13.784+10:002021-05-25T11:50:13.784+10:00If you steam them, they taste awesome. I grew up e...If you steam them, they taste awesome. I grew up eating them in Australia as a kid. Boiled and tasteless. We peel them, quarter them and cut the seed out and steam them until tender like a cooked potato but still firm. You will be pleasantly surprised at the taste difference. Give it a try.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327314048490093597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24490683452216934402021-01-02T18:34:26.102+10:002021-01-02T18:34:26.102+10:00Where the shoot emerges is where the roots grow fr...Where the shoot emerges is where the roots grow from, so choko top must be at ground level. Took me 2 years and so much experimenting to work it out.<br />They hate drying out. Perth. West Australia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543109207144500592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86103833068973648462019-05-09T16:33:44.209+10:002019-05-09T16:33:44.209+10:00What child doesn't like jam, and doesn't h...What child doesn't like jam, and doesn't have their favourite jam? If you make your own jam you can bulk it up half and half with chokos. I recently made sugar-free jam this way. I cooked the fruit and chokos in apple juice. Hey presto – jam that tasted like the fruit with a hint of apple and no evidence of the chokos even though it was the most dominant in volume or weight.Juanita Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642815605640282623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23017349554257872472017-06-23T15:22:05.000+10:002017-06-23T15:22:05.000+10:00Chayote soup with ground pork, dehydrated shrimp, ...Chayote soup with ground pork, dehydrated shrimp, diced chayote, diced cattots, garlic onion... shitakr mushrooms. sprinkle with coriander..<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05402725971925337438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31541193437199184732017-06-12T14:39:39.270+10:002017-06-12T14:39:39.270+10:00You can encourage flowers by using potash but temp...You can encourage flowers by using potash but temperature and light have a lot to do with flowering and you can't manipulate that.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89622144175107982752017-06-12T14:36:39.183+10:002017-06-12T14:36:39.183+10:00We have two that are now four years old and for th...We have two that are now four years old and for the first time have produced over a hundred chokos but they did not commence flowering until late April. Now the cold weather has arrived I'm seeing their growth slow considerably. Many nights just above freezing point do not help but at least the days have been sunny. The first frost here will be when I strip them of whatever size chokos there are. Does someone out there have a means to force flowering of the choko plant earlier in the season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61535850895785173542016-10-11T17:34:27.761+10:002016-10-11T17:34:27.761+10:00No, but don't let that stop you trying.No, but don't let that stop you trying.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31017292255458554182016-10-11T16:53:12.642+10:002016-10-11T16:53:12.642+10:00Do you think it's possible to grow them in NW ...Do you think it's possible to grow them in NW Tasmania?Meekas Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78685009220201317232016-08-15T09:32:59.123+10:002016-08-15T09:32:59.123+10:00I used to despise them when I was a child but now ...I used to despise them when I was a child but now a love them and would eat them daily if I could. I steam them, sliced quite thin, bake/roast them and add to soups or casseroles or curries.They go beautifully, par boiled and added to cauliflower in the oven with a little cheese over them. I believe that the shoots are good in stir fries or even salads. I find them very calming to the gut. They are so bountiful and grow so well and here in Queensland seem to have no pests. All hale the choko.Agathazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759825220100862807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-29808840934524469672016-04-23T10:55:08.723+10:002016-04-23T10:55:08.723+10:00Put a choko in wetnewspaper throw it into a blackb...Put a choko in wetnewspaper throw it into a blackberry bush it will grow and kill the blackberry bushAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77162926510127989072016-03-27T11:39:06.347+10:002016-03-27T11:39:06.347+10:00My grandma used to preserve them in a sugar syrup....My grandma used to preserve them in a sugar syrup. Apparently during the war they couldn't afford pears and by preserving them halved that way they tasted like tinned pears. I grew up believing that's what i was eating until i found out all along it was choko.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67377129992526682762014-02-20T13:25:05.724+10:002014-02-20T13:25:05.724+10:00We use them in a soup called tinola. It's a Ph...We use them in a soup called tinola. It's a Philippine dish. You can use chicken or pork and saute ginger, add spinach, and sayote (chayote) or what your call chokos into the soup and it's very tasty. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396969346788484303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65560410596596693592013-10-07T15:36:35.727+10:002013-10-07T15:36:35.727+10:00My husband & I grew up in Sydney in the 70s wi...My husband & I grew up in Sydney in the 70s with lush choko vines over our back fences. Many people here in Perth haven't heard of them. I pounce on them if I spot some at a small green grocer. Have 2 sprouting a.t.m. & hope to plant them today. :-)<br />My mum used to put them in stews or to bulk out stewed apple. I love them as a roast veggie, or in Thai curry. <br />We only get the big ones, so must be peeled. Watch out for the very sticky sap while peeling!frequentlyshenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36852001994436039972013-10-01T12:07:38.601+10:002013-10-01T12:07:38.601+10:00in India chokos are more popular as squash.In fact...in India chokos are more popular as squash.In fact my mominlaw introduced me to this tasty dish.<br />I am now in Australia.We usually make curry with this, Indian style with potatoes and put all sorts of spices like red chilli ,coriander powder,cumin powder and then make a curry .<br />Since chokos are bit hard so I pressure cook them to soften them.You can even add grated coconut to this dish.Jagorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878095832323851431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-29716710622268003572013-09-09T20:00:09.012+10:002013-09-09T20:00:09.012+10:00I eat choko's this way , cut in half scoop out...I eat choko's this way , cut in half scoop out the centre , steam them till tender , while choko's are steaming , fry off some diced bacon and diced onion till onion is transparent add 1/8 minced garlic clove , take off heat...get chokos and fill hollow with bacon onion mixture , top this with tasty cheese and grill till cheese melts...yummy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82965034997874073112013-09-08T02:50:00.844+10:002013-09-08T02:50:00.844+10:00ive just put 2 chokos into the ground I forgot abo...ive just put 2 chokos into the ground I forgot about them in my cupboard and they had about a 6inch vine growing out the top all a creamy white colour, well they are a nice green now and are growing fast and have curly little things on them , I love them I peel , then slice thickly , steam till tender and put a nob of butter on them and salt and plenty of pepper ......yummmmmmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22830282002561084312013-08-15T17:32:27.622+10:002013-08-15T17:32:27.622+10:00I've only ever planted one and never had probl...I've only ever planted one and never had problems with pollination.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-62573118371047728922013-08-15T14:56:41.665+10:002013-08-15T14:56:41.665+10:00If you are going to plant chokos, you must plant t...If you are going to plant chokos, you must plant two at the same time otherwise they will not get cross pollinated and will not bear fruit.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743061992882627187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52921334997408475842013-06-15T11:34:37.756+10:002013-06-15T11:34:37.756+10:00Gday Gwen,I live in Australia and was raised on th...Gday Gwen,I live in Australia and was raised on them and inturn raised my kids on them and now are all adults with kids;ALL can't wait to come to dinner and asked if we are having Chokos in white sauce.You cut them into strips then boil them, make a white sauce the old fashion way with butter and plenty of pepper and ad salt once made drain chokos and combine them into sauce and simmer for 15 mins.. you can bake with butter and pepper and garlic. In the 60s peaches and pears were hard to come by so everybody even canneries used chokos with those other fruits to bulk up their products.<br />AS PEOPLE HAVE SAID CHOKOS TAKE ON THE FLAVOURS IN WHICH THEY ARE COOKED IN.<br /><br />One of the nicest ways is that you cook a piece of corned beef and chokos in white sauce a marriage made in heaven or I should say hell as it is so wicked HAHAHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77652859354613816732013-06-04T23:53:35.681+10:002013-06-04T23:53:35.681+10:00WOOOW!This is a very important vegetable in my cou...WOOOW!This is a very important vegetable in my country, Mauritius, it is very much loved, it is cook as a curry or just simpler fried or as we say "touffer". <br />Reunion islanders (next to the island of Mauritius)also love them.it can be cook with the other Mauritian delicacy which is Poisson saler! (salted Fish) guests are serve food at Hindu weddings and Chouchoux or Choko (as it is known in Australia)is served as one of the vegetable it is a very cheap vegetable. It can also be cook in Gratin!! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30399560127315994742013-05-11T12:20:47.700+10:002013-05-11T12:20:47.700+10:00yum best way in our house peeled and quartered her...yum best way in our house peeled and quartered herbs and a little salt and cook with the other roast vegies ,you dont have to peel them ,but its easier with kids >>>fresh is best so grow your own cant beat them steamed is good to hmmm butter and salt or serve with corn <br />Blue mountains SydneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-56708255872473120502012-10-11T20:34:18.911+10:002012-10-11T20:34:18.911+10:00Chokos are a food that very very few people have a...Chokos are a food that very very few people have any intolerance or allergy to. Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit lists them as one of the foods to use when on their elimination dietAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11043161030010505932012-03-02T21:00:58.363+10:002012-03-02T21:00:58.363+10:00Rhonda, I often come here for inspiration and to r...Rhonda, I often come here for inspiration and to read abut your lovely way of living. I don't think I've posted many comments. Living in a big city working on a Corporate job that I love and being a lazy procrastinator, I don't do much of the things I want to and can. But I do try to incorporate simple things in our life to get closer to nature and ourselves by living chemical free and buying organic where needed and shopping second hand for clothes, cooking mostly at home and buying food, not food products etc.. etc, but still there's a v.e.r.y long way to go. I've attempted to garden in a miniscule scale as well and enjoy gardening.<br /><br /><br />Your post on chaote squash made me smile. Being Indians (as in from India), we use chayote a lot. As a kid, I hated it, but now that I've found a way to cook it in a way I like,I've come to love them. In south India, it is often made as a lentil stew called kootu. but I like it even better as a stirfry - skin peeled, seed removed and chopped up into small cubes, I saute this 1 tbsp olive oil, add salt and red chilli powder, a pinch of tumeric.. that's about it. I cover it and let it cook and eat it when done. very simple and very tasty. You can also add curry powder or garam masala powder - just a tiny bit of either powder, not both.Kayhttp://gentlydowntheseam.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com