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Post by katlady on Nov 1, 2024 22:47:10 GMT
Do you differentiate between a zucchini and a squash? Do you call them all the same? Do you care? đ
I tend to call them all âzucchinisâ, even the yellow ones. I put âzucchiniâ on my shopping list, go to the store, get a green or yellow one, and I donât even pay attention to the signs that say âItalian Squashâ or âYellow Squashâ. I donât know why I call them all zucchinis, but I do, even though I know the difference.
I made a poll just for the heck of it.
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Post by pinklady on Nov 1, 2024 22:48:23 GMT
Zucchini is zucchini but the yellow ones are squash.
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Post by lisae on Nov 1, 2024 22:50:02 GMT
Yes, I distinguish between them. I love zucchini but seldom eat squash.
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Post by disneypal on Nov 1, 2024 22:51:39 GMT
To me, Zucchini is green and Squash is yellow.
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Post by melanell on Nov 1, 2024 22:56:21 GMT
I called long, straight green summer squash "zucchini" and yellow long, straight summer squash "yellow squash". I call the yellow summer squash with the curved neck and more bulb-like shape at the bottom "crooknecks". I also like the ones I call "pattypans", which are the adorable little squatty summer squash with the sort of scallopy top that come in yellow and green (and white).  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 1, 2024 23:04:57 GMT
Maybe they're different in the US, but here, a zucchini and a squash are two completely different things.
I just googled, and found this: "Zucchini is one of many squash varieties; therefore, all zucchini is squash, but not all squash is zucchini." Google also showed me a picture of a long yellow thing that is apparently a yellow zucchini. I don't think I've seen one here, but maybe I'm just not looking for them.
Oh, and what you call 'butternut squash' is called 'butternut pumpkin' here.
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Post by gillyp on Nov 1, 2024 23:09:37 GMT
A zucchini in the US (the long, thin, green ones) is a courgette here.  |
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Post by littlemama on Nov 1, 2024 23:32:48 GMT
Zucchini is green, summer squash is yellow.
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Post by Merge on Nov 1, 2024 23:52:38 GMT
Zucchini and yellow squash in the summer.
But are we including hard winter squash? Butternut, acorn, delicata ... my favorite!
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Post by librarylady on Nov 2, 2024 2:12:08 GMT
I called long, straight green summer squash "zucchini" and yellow long, straight summer squash "yellow squash". I call the yellow summer squash with the curved neck and more bulb-like shape at the bottom "crooknecks". I also like the ones I call "pattypans", which are the adorable little squatty summer squash with the sort of scallopy top that come in yellow and green (and white). You sound like someone who is a gardener and has grown them, so know the variations. |
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Post by lucyg on Nov 2, 2024 2:15:06 GMT
I donât really understand the question and didnât respond to the poll.
There are many different kinds of squash. Zucchini is one of those kinds. I donât refer to any squash as zucchini besides actual zucchini.
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Post by librarylady on Nov 2, 2024 2:19:22 GMT
There are many different kinds of squash. Zucchini is one of those kinds. I donât referred to any squash as zucchini besides actual zucchini.  |
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Post by seaexplore on Nov 2, 2024 2:38:46 GMT
Zucchini is also called Italian gray squash. Yeah, DH sent me for the Italian and I was like- WTF? There is nothing called that. Yep, regular run of the mill zucchini.
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Post by katlady on Nov 2, 2024 3:02:46 GMT
Zucchini is also called Italian gray squash. Yeah, DH sent me for the Italian and I was like- WTF? There is nothing called that. Yep, regular run of the mill zucchini. The little grocery store I go to has the Italian Squash variant. That is what kind of brought this question up. The sign says "Italian Squash" and I look at it and say "zucchini".  |
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Post by katlady on Nov 2, 2024 3:13:44 GMT
Just want to add that Yellow Zucchini do exist. Here is a website that sells the seeds: Yellow Zucchini |
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Post by katlady on Nov 2, 2024 3:17:16 GMT
I donât really understand the question and didnât respond to the poll. There are many different kinds of squash. Zucchini is one of those kinds. I donât refer to any squash as zucchini besides actual zucchini. I was just curious if anyone else was odd like me, and when they see a zucchini/squash they think of them as all being a "zucchini". I guess "zucchini" is the word I heard the most when growing up, and it just stuck. |
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Post by christine58 on Nov 2, 2024 3:47:28 GMT
Zucchini is green
summer squash is yellow
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Post by christine58 on Nov 2, 2024 3:49:01 GMT
I called long, straight green summer squash "zucchini" and yellow long, straight summer squash "yellow squash". I call the yellow summer squash with the curved neck and more bulb-like shape at the bottom "crooknecks". I also like the ones I call "pattypans", which are the adorable little squatty summer squash with the sort of scallopy top that come in yellow and green (and white). I LOVE pattypan squash |
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Post by KiwiJo on Nov 2, 2024 4:12:48 GMT
We donât use either word.
What you call zucchinii, we call courgette.
And we use different names for the different varieties of other squash too âŠ. Butternut, crown pumpkin, buttercup, gem squash etc
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Post by milocat on Nov 2, 2024 5:45:38 GMT
Just want to add that Yellow Zucchini do exist. Here is a website that sells the seeds: Yellow Zucchini I grow yellow (and green) zucchini, zone 3b. They can grow huge like the green ones. |
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Post by gar on Nov 2, 2024 9:24:08 GMT
I'm with the other non-Americans. Courgettes/zucchinis are green or yellow. Squashes are different and there's butternut, spaghetti etc.
Squashes have hard skins that you don't eat, zucchini/courgette have edible skins.
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Post by melanell on Nov 2, 2024 12:55:34 GMT
I called long, straight green summer squash "zucchini" and yellow long, straight summer squash "yellow squash". I call the yellow summer squash with the curved neck and more bulb-like shape at the bottom "crooknecks". I also like the ones I call "pattypans", which are the adorable little squatty summer squash with the sort of scallopy top that come in yellow and green (and white). You sound like someone who is a gardener and has grown them, so know the variations. I've actually only ever grown zucchini myself, but I do spend a lot of time at farmer's markets and stalls, so whether right or wrong, I am sure I call different squash varieties by whatever names I most often see the farmers use. |
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Post by artbabe on Nov 2, 2024 14:15:58 GMT
My grandpa was a farmer and grew punkins and squarsh. And he said it like that. Because of that I grew up with all kinds of squash and definitely differentiated them. Zucchini is the summer green kind and I'd never think to call anything else a zucchini.
I love all squash- summer and fall. Yum.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 2, 2024 14:46:59 GMT
Maybe they're different in the US, but here, a zucchini and a squash are two completely different things. I just googled, and found this: "Zucchini is one of many squash varieties; therefore, all zucchini is squash, but not all squash is zucchini." Google also showed me a picture of a long yellow thing that is apparently a yellow zucchini. I don't think I've seen one here, but maybe I'm just not looking for them. Oh, and what you call 'butternut squash' is called 'butternut pumpkin' here. This! We typically donât buy zucchini because around here people grow it, get way too many and then canât even give them all away before they rot. We usually get butternut or acorn in the fall (there are about six of them sitting on my kitchen counter right now) and we have grown the yellow summer squash in the past but not for a while. We end up with too many of those and then we get stuck because canât eat them all or give them away. |
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