I need Help with Guatemalan Recipe! Please?

Hi there. I am trying to cook a guatemalan dish for my boss ( she is Guatemalan and preggo !! shes been craving it. Im from argentina and have no idea about this but the thing is the recipe says i need Guisquil? i dont have it and nor do i know what it is!!! do u think i could replace it with carrots? would it change the taste? I would really love to surprise her.. She is been really nice to me.. Gave me a job, pays my school, Gives me a place to live and the least i can do for her is this >.... PLZ people help!!!!

What i am trying to cook is Pepian! sorry forgot that :)

Awwww that is the sweetest thing ever!! thanks a lot allie. You do not need to cook that for me :0) you are very nice .

Thanks to all for trying to help. IT is a great surprise.

Ok. I looked it up on wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guisquil
The chayote (Sechium edule), also known as choko, or christophine is an edible plant, which belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash.

So carrots would not be ok.
I can not find it on any store web pages.

Could that be pipian? If so, see if this might work. I saw several, but they called for some really unusual ingredients.

Pipian De Pollo (Chicken with Pipian Sauce)

I was trying to cut and paste it, but it didn't look right. Sorry to just post the link. I hate to do that.

http://www.melissas.com/recipes/index.cf...

Edited to add this site with a lot of Guatemalan recipes: http://www.whats4eats.com/4rec_guatem.ht...

Good luck. She sounds like a great boss.

Hi there:

If you can't find the veggie that the one responder directed you to at Wikipedia, I would try a summer squash such as zucchini but cook it for less time. We have that chayote in our grocery store, and I bought it once. It is a soft but not mushy mild flavoured type of thin skinned squash. I bought it after MY Guatemalan friend told me about it! All the best and good for you for blessing your boss!

Guisquil is in the squash family. In the U.S. they are generally sold as Chayote. In Louisiana we call them Mirliton. They are wonderful and there are so many ways to use them. They are fairly easy to find in some areas.