Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Chayote


Directly located across the street from my hotel. The chayote is the cash crop for the people of Tam Dao. The grids are made from bamboo that people go and collect up in the mountain daily. The bamboo forest is located in the TV tower area and they carry huge bundles down across their shoulders. Very strong.

We have had chayote at almost every meal. Either the big leafy greens that you see or the fruit (vegetable) that it produces. My favorite is the fruit thinly sliced and steamed in garlic. Yum!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Has anyone ever died carrying the large bundles of bamboo?

Anonymous said...

Hey Ms. Winzeler, If you could, can you take a picture of your hotel and try to upload it because I would like to see how tall it is? Since you said that the clouds pore into your room when you open the window.