Author: Gerardo Gonzalez

In terms of pure flavor, small zucchini take the prize. There’s no contest. Small zucchini have a fresh, mild flavor, with a delicate texture and small seeds, while its monster-sized counterparts are flavorless – if not a little bitter — with large seeds and a higher water content, which makes for a pulpy texture. What […]

Zucchini is generally deep green — though it can be golden yellow — while yellow squash is, well, bright yellow. Does zucchini come in different colors? The most common variety of zucchini available are deep green in colour, but there are many others to choose from. Whether it’s pale green, striped, yellow or orange, whichever […]

While zucchini grows as a bush, the stems may appear vine-like at times. Leaves are large, deeply notched, and show a mottling of silvery, light green on a darker green background. The seed is white and flat. How can you tell the difference between zucchini? Zucchini flesh is dry, soft and somewhat spongy — push […]

Zucchini bread recipes vary ⁠— they can be sweet or salty. Regardless of the recipe, you’re likely to need at least 1 cup of grated zucchini (the equivalent of a whole medium-sized zucchini). This will make 12 zucchini bread muffins or one 8-by-4-inch tray of zucchini bread (which should yield 12 portions). Do you grate […]

Medium-sized zucchini (6 or 7 inches) can be used any way you wish. What size is considered a large zucchini? If left to its own accord, your average zucchini would grow to be as big as a baseball bat. But it wouldn’t taste so swell. Bigger zucchinis are tough and fibrous, so we pick them […]

You can eat zucchini skin. Unlike winter squash, zucchini gets harvested before it matures on the vine, while its skin is still thin and tender. When cooking or eating the fruit, you don’t need to peel zucchini — the skin, flowers and seeds are all edible. Do you take the seeds out of zucchini? Definitely […]

six to eight inches. While some people claim that zucchinis up to a foot in length can be eaten, the average size range for harvesting is six to eight inches. The ideal length also depends on the type of zucchini you’ve planted. When the fruit gets too large, the seeds and rind begin to harden, […]

One pound of zucchini equals about 4 cups grated zucchini; 2 cups of salted and squeezed zucchini; about 1 cup mashed zucchini; and 3 cups chunked zucchini. How many zucchinis is 4 cups shredded? When sliced, 1 medium zucchini yielded about 1 to 1.25 cups and if grated, you end up with about 2/3 cup […]