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What on earth is this fruit or veg?! (Pic)

55 replies

Marni83 · 25/08/2021 06:10

I received this with my food delivery
I didn’t order it
It was loose in a bag. Just the one.

No idea what it is but don’t want to waste it!

Thank you

What on earth is this fruit or veg?! (Pic)
OP posts:
RubyGoat · 25/08/2021 06:14

It's a courgette.

Bluntness100 · 25/08/2021 06:15

Isn’t it a courgette?

cultkid · 25/08/2021 06:16

Courgette

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Anothernamechange3 · 25/08/2021 06:16

Weird marrow?

Marni83 · 25/08/2021 06:17

A courgette!!

No

Pic of courgette attached!

OP posts:
Marni83 · 25/08/2021 06:17

I love courgettes and buy frequently
I have never seen one like this

OP posts:
feesh · 25/08/2021 06:19

It’s a courgette!

sarahc336 · 25/08/2021 06:21

Just a different variety of a courgette xx

RubyGoat · 25/08/2021 06:22

Don't eat it if it tastes bitter though. I've never seen one that's half yellow & half green, not sure if it's possible to tell visually if they're the poisonous type. It happens occasionally. Obvious from the taste though, apparently.

felicitousbella · 25/08/2021 06:22

It's a Zephyr Squash

www.naturesproduce.com/encyclopedia/zephyr-squash/

cultkid · 25/08/2021 06:23

It's a courgette

What on earth is this fruit or veg?! (Pic)
IsolaPribby · 25/08/2021 06:24

It's a courgette which isn't perfect, which hasn't been selected for perfect form for photo shoot purposes.
It also looks like it has a bit of an identity crisis with regard to variety.
But slice and fry with garlic and mushrooms and it will be delicious 😋

Originally · 25/08/2021 06:24

It's a squash, not a courgette.

ArtichokeSurprise · 25/08/2021 06:25

Courgette/zucchini

purplesequins · 25/08/2021 06:26

it's a courgette.
probably given to you buy a neighbour growing them in the garden/allotment desperate to get rid of half a dozen a day

delicious.

but it looks like it's grown from own seed, if you notice a bitter taste when preparing discard as then it will be poisonous.

Marni83 · 25/08/2021 06:32

Thanks so much

OP posts:
Marni83 · 25/08/2021 06:32

Wait someone says it’s a squash not a courgette
Thoughts?

OP posts:
JumpLeadsForTwo · 25/08/2021 06:33

Yellow courgette

Marni83 · 25/08/2021 06:33

@Originally

It's a squash, not a courgette.
Not it’s definitely not squash

I’ve just looked at more pics of courgettes

Yes it’s definitely courgette

Thank you!

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 25/08/2021 06:39

Follow that link above for zephyr squash. It's obviously that. It's a summer squash, thin-skinned, and closely related to courgettes. Beautiful looking vegetable.

lannistunut · 25/08/2021 06:39

@Marni83

A courgette!!

No

Pic of courgette attached!

There are loads of different shapes and shades of courgettes! Some are round, and all shades of yellow and green.

zephyr courgette: www.riverford.co.uk/organic-fruit-veg-and-salad/vegetables/courgettes-zephyr

Recipes: www.bbc.co.uk/food/courgette

purplesequins · 25/08/2021 06:40

pumpkins and courgettes are in the same plant family and even fertilise or cross breed with each other.

so yeah, it's a kind of squash, but of the courgette kind Wink

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 25/08/2021 06:41

Also, as you got it as part of your food delivery, it must be a commercially grown vegetable so should be perfectly safe.

lannistunut · 25/08/2021 06:41

Interesting some refer to it as squash, some as courgette. Some things get rebadged to sell better!

MirandaBlu · 25/08/2021 06:43

It is called a "zephyr squash" in the US (part of the crookneck squash family) but maybe more usually grouped as a courgette (zucchini) in the UK (per cultkid's link)? Courgette/zucchini and crookneck squash are both types of summer squash, and are pretty interchangeable for cooking purposes.

Anyway, this may be useful re how these squashes came to occur and some general ideas of how to cook them: harvesttotable.com/zephyr_squash/

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