a collection of vegetables from chayote and green bitter gourd at the pasar minggu, jakarta, indonesia.

produce food vegetable plant fruit green dish flower cuisine crop gourd leaf herb tomato citrus agriculture collection vegetables chayote bitter jakarta indonesia pasar minggu native new world tropics also grown annual temperate climates fruits boiled baked sauted taste similarly cooked cucumber zucchini can eaten raw though peel contains sap skin irritation people rich antioxidants including myricetin lower cholesterol levels reduce inflammation protect against radicals developing diseases heart disease cancer sechium edule pear mirliton chocho perennial vine family cucurbitaceae cultivated edible