| She didn't have any fresh xuxu either, a squash-like veggie also known as chayotte or mirliton. |
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| The mirliton turned out to be the Louisiana name for chayote, a light-green ridged fruit you may have seen in ethnic grocery stores. |
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| Daily specials are written on a board and include fresh fish and pintade, along with hearty vegetable and meat stews featuring eggplant, spinach or the more exotic mirliton. |
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| To make the mirliton, in a bowl, break the eggs, add both the sugars, the double cream, almond meal, lemon zest and melted butter. |
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| The menu included shrimp Alfredo, crawfish mirliton soup, bacon-wrapped shrimp, and southwestern egg rolls. |
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| The Louisiana citrus granita, for example, combines minced orange, tangerine, lemon, satsuma with Stoli Ohranj, mirliton and rice and Champagne vinegars. |
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| Signature dishes include Alligator Croquettes, Crystal and Steen's Sweet Heat, Mirliton Slaw and Pan Seared Red Fish, Sunset Sweet Potato and Creole Country Andouille Hash. |
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