Fruits

Courgette (UK) / Zucchini (US) Courgette is actually the French word for this slim green vegetable, while zucchini is the Italian. What do they call… Read More »What Do Other Countries Call Zucchini?

The resemblance between zucchini and yellow squash is the primary cause of the zucchini-vs. -squash confusion. The easiest way to tell the two apart is… Read More »What Vegetable Looks Like A Zucchini?

If you want an alternative you can use: Cut up sweet potato. OR – Cut up pumpkin. If you don’t have butternut squash you can… Read More »What Can I Substitute For Squash In A Recipe?

There are two main types of squash: winter squash and summer squash. Winter squash include varieties like butternut, corn, delicata, hubbard, and kabocha, while summer… Read More »Is Butternut Squash The Same As Zucchini?

Calabaza squash has a yellow-orange flesh with a mildly sweet, nutty flavor, similar to that of butternut and acorn squash. Is calabacita squash the same… Read More »What Does Calabacita Squash Taste Like?

This Mexican heirloom squash (also called calabacita) is firmer than other types of summer squash, but it’s sweeter and more flavorful. They’re usually shaped like… Read More »What’S The Difference Between Calabacitas And Zucchini?

The Mexican market prefers small calabacitas: one reference states that the Mexican market likes calabacita larga to be 5-6 inches long. Interestingly, this same reference… Read More »How Big Do Calabacita Squash Get?

The shortened form Yank is used as a derogatory, pejorative, playful, or colloquial term for Americans in Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Ireland, and New… Read More »What Do Brits Call Americans?

Winter squash leaves are edible. In fact, all parts of squash family plants are edible, from leaves to stems, flowers, fruit, skin and seeds. Are… Read More »Which Squash Leaves Are Edible?