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Crookneck squash, also known as yellow squash, is a cultivar of Cucurbita pepo, [3] the species that also includes some pumpkins and most other summer squashes. The plants are bushy [ 3 ] and do not spread like the plants of winter squash and pumpkin. [ 4 ]
Yellow squash (also known as summer squash) is a mild vegetable that's harvested when immature and while the rind is still tender and edible. It cooks up easily and takes on the flavor of the food ...
Crookneck’s skin is sometimes a bit firmer and its seeds somewhat larger, but it can be used in all the same ways as straight-neck yellow squash (or other summer squashes). Pattypan Squash iStock
This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location.
Pattypan squash comes in white, yellow, orange, light green, dark green, and multicolored varieties. [2] The squash is most tender when immature. In fine cuisine, its tender flesh is sometimes scooped out and mixed with flavorings, such as garlic , prior to reinsertion; the scooped-out husk of a pattypan is also sometimes used as a decorative ...
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Straightneck squash is a cultivated variety of Cucurbita pepo grown as a type of summer squash that is usually yellow-colored. It is also known as yellow squash , though other squashes, such as crookneck squash , may also be known by that name. [ 1 ]
Summer squash have a thin, edible skin. The seeds of both types can be roasted, eaten raw, made into pumpkin seed oil , [ 73 ] ground into a flour or meal, [ 120 ] or otherwise prepared. Squashes are primarily grown for the fresh food market.