Actually, the answer is, "all three", but this lens is about the vegetable pear - How to grow it, how to cook it and even festivals that honor it. Mirlitons are an integral part of old New Orleans cooking. There are recipes here for all sorts of mirliton dishes and links to many more. If you have a bumper crop of mirlitons this year, then this lens should keep you stocked with a variety of ways to use them. There are also other great New Orleans and South Louisiana recipes here.