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5. Winter Squash. While you should always store summer squash such as zucchini in your fridge, thicker-skinned squash such as butternut or acorn squash should be stored at room temperature.
Spaghetti squash has a great party trick: After halving and removing the seeds, roasting or microwaving it, you scrape out the flesh with a fork, and it forms strands, like spaghetti (hence the name).
It’s the ultimate versatile vegetable. Whether you enjoy zucchini and summer squash in the warmer months or butternut and acorn squash in fall and winter, there are so many different types of ...
The zucchini (/ z u ˈ k iː n i / ⓘ; pl.: zucchini or zucchinis), [1] courgette (/ k ʊər ˈ ʒ ɛ t /) or baby marrow (Cucurbita pepo) [2] is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature seeds and epicarp (rind) are still soft and edible.
Summer squash are squashes that are harvested when immature, while the rind is still tender and edible. Most summer squashes are varieties of Cucurbita pepo , [ 4 ] though some are C. moschata . Most summer squash have a bushy growth habit, unlike the rambling vines of many winter squashes . [ 4 ]
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 ]
In Mexico, C. argyrosperma seeds are an important food product. Some varieties have been bred with seeds that have oil content as high as 39 percent and protein content 44 percent. Seeds are eaten raw, roasted, toasted, or ground. Cucurbita seeds and C. argyrosperma seeds in particular are an important part of recipes for traditional sauces ...
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