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It is often used in recipes interchangeably with zucchini. A good yellow summer squash will be small and firm with tender skin free of blemishes and bruising. It is available all year long in some regions, but is at its peak from early through late summer. [2] [3] [4] One similar inedible C. pepo variety is C. pepo var. ovifera. [5]
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] The term "summer squash" refers to the early harvest period and short storage life of these squashes, unlike that of winter squashes. [5]
Cooking with squash is easy to do, especially in pastas, soups, and more. Look for these different types of winter and summer squash varieties.
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 ...
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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, shrubby plant, with yellow, golden, or white fruit which is long and curved at the end and generally has a verrucose (wart-covered) rind, [21] ex: Yellow crookneck squash [14] [22] [23] Pumpkin: C. pepo var. pepo