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Courgette/Marrow same thing?

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  Posted by aldaniti (U14803108) on Tuesday, 19th April 2011

  Are courgettes just undersized marrows?
  
  I don't eat much in the way of courgettes but I love marrows so just wondering if I could just leave the courgettes to grow larger, as I have some free seeds it seems a waste to go out & buy more if thats the case

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  Posted by margaretstar (U14415248) on Tuesday, 19th April 2011

  Well yes and no. Marrows which are specifically grown for a large fruit are slightly different - they have a more brittle type of skin and the flesh when cooked is quite juicy and has a decent flavour - closer to the summer squashes like "patty pan"
  
  Large courgettes tend to be more "pithy" and have little flavour.
  
  Having said that an aquaintance from Hungary begged me to grow some large courgettes (±50cm) for him so he could make a dish he'd been missing.
  
  I was more than happy to oblige!
  
  I think the dish called for them to be cut in long thin strips and baked with some kind of creamy sauce.
  
  Stuffed and baked large courgettes are reasonable and I know in Italian cookery the large courgettes (zucchino) are sliced and dried, but how good it tastes may well be another matter.

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  Posted by aldaniti (U14803108) on Tuesday, 19th April 2011

  Thanks very much, after having a think I will leave growing them completely, its only me who will be eating them & as space in the newly erected beds at the top of my garden is at a premium I could probably do with the space for other things, I have some butternut squash seeds & although its still just me eating them they are expensive to buy so worth me growing a couple!
  
  Much appreciated

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  Posted by margaretstar (U14415248) on Tuesday, 19th April 2011

  Good move IMO.
  
  Butternut squashes can be eaten at any stage in their development BTW.
  
  So any that are immature at the end of the season, don't feel they are not usable,
  it's just they don't keep like properly ripened butternuts.
  
  
  In fact, I treat young butternuts like courgettes.
  
  You need to peel them though, which is easy enough as the skin isn't as hard as ripe butternut squash.

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