The zucchini belongs to a large family along with pumpkins and pattypans. It is an amazing summer vegetable that stands out mainly for its quick and easy preparation.
It doesn’t need to be peeled or prepared in a complicated way and is ready very quickly. It has a very delicate and pleasantly sweet taste. At the same time, it easily absorbs new flavors and aromas, so it has a wide range of uses in the kitchen.
Unlike cucumbers, it is almost always served cooked. But this is just a common stereotype, because especially young zucchini tastes excellent raw, for example as part of vegetable salads.
Zucchini contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals, which beneficially affects our eyesight, strengthens muscles and the heart, reduces stress, improves brain function, and helps with gout and diabetes. In addition to vitamins A, B, and C, it also contains carotene, fiber, magnesium, calcium, iron, potassium, and phosphorus.
The longest zucchini grown in the world measured 2.52 meters. It was grown by Italian Giovanni Batista Scozzafava in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It was measured on August 28, 2014, and the record is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.
