Visiting an Authentic Grocery Store Chayote Con Espinas Description: This is a pear shaped, green fruit. It has sharp spikes all over the skin. It is boiled in salt water and eaten as a vegetable. The pit is edible too. Spanish: Este es solo porque tu puede comer el pozo. Translation: This is unique because you can eat the pit. Solo- Unique El pozo- The pit Epazote Description: This is a leaf vegetable or herb. It is used to make herbal tea, and used to flavor beans, quesadillas, tamales, etc. Its flavor is compared to citrus, savory, and mint. Spanish: Este es interesante porque olores mucho bien. Translation: This is interesting because it smells really good. Olores- Smells Chicharrn Papas Fritas Description: These are pork fat and skin chips. The skin and fat of the animal is seasoned and deep fried to make a crunchy snack. Spanish: Este es extrao porque es piel de cerdo. Translation: This is weird because it is fried pig skin Extrao- Weird Piel de cerdo- Pig Skin Cactus Description: The edible part of the cactus is called a nopale. If you cant find fresh ones, they make canned cactus too. Spanish: Este es extrao porque es puntiagudo. Translation: This is weird because it is spiky. Extrao- Weird Puntiagudo- Spiky Guajes Verdes Description: These are long flat bean pods. The beans inside are the size of a pumpkin seed and are very bitter and become firmer as they get older. Spanish: Estas es interesante porque son uno pie largo. Translation: These are interesting because they are one foot long. Pie- Foot Largo- Long