Allotment and Kitchen Garden Book
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Here on this page we will find out all about the Courgette plant.
The courgette is also known as a zucchini. The courgette is a summer squash which originates from the Mesoamerican origin.
The length they can grow to is a whopping one metre in length. People often harvest them when they are small though at around 20 – 25 centimetres in length.
The courgette is usually a dark green or light green. There is also another variety which once grown is an orange or yellow colour. Everyone usually opts for the dark green variety usually.
Did you know that the courgette is actually a fruit but in cooking context it is usually classed and treated as a vegetable.
When the courgette was in development before it became a common plant to grow it was developed in northern Italy around the second half of the 19th century.
The Zucchini is often called different things in different countries. In America, Australia, Sweden and Germany its called Zucchini. But in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Singapore it is called a courgette. When it is fully matured, it is then called a Marrow. Some places even call them baby marrows.
You can use courgette for different ways of cooking. If they are grown big into marrows, they can be used to stuff and then cook them with all the ingredients inside so all the flavours soak into the courgette or marrow. When they are small they can have, them steamed, boiled, grilled or even baked. So, they can be cooked in many ways.
People say that courgette is a very bland vegetable, hence the reason why people add flavouring to them to give them more flavour.
Courgette is very nutritious and contain folate, potassium and pro-vitamin A.