| Could you be talking about chayote, Vicki? Some people refer to them as "vegetable pears". They belong to the Cucurbitaceae family along with gourds, melons, cucumbers and squash. Altho' they are originally from Mexico, chayote is grown around the world - including in Asia. I understand that they can be used at any stage of growth. The skin becomes quite hard at maturity and they can be kept for a few weeks (months?). Link below to chayote article, if that's what your pear squash is, it may help. Steve |
Here is a link that might be useful: GROW CHAYOTE - Mother Earth News
| Vicki, what you are decribing sounds like a "cushaw" (C. argyrosperma, formerly known as C. mixta). These are very similar to "Butternut" in shape, but often have longitudinal stripes. There are Japanese varieties, scroll down to the "Japanese Pie" photo in link below. There are other Japanese pear-shaped squash as well, such as "Red Kuri" (C. maxima), which is further down on the same web page. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Japanese Pie Squash
| A search under "pear gourd" brings quite a few interesting sites. For instance: |
Here is a link that might be useful: pear gourd
