UMary Allen
I-zucchini yimifuno esiyidla kakhulu isiqhamo. Isityalo ekuqaleni sivela kumazantsi eYurophu. Zucchini lithetha "ithanga elincinci". Igama livela kwithanga, elithetha "zucco" ngesiTaliyane. ESwitzerland, zibizwa ngokuba yiZucchetti.
I-Zucchini idla ngokuza ngemibala emnyama eluhlaza kunye nephuzi, kodwa ngamanye amaxesha ingaba mhlophe-luhlaza okanye mhlophe. Ubume be-zucchini ngokuqhelekileyo bubude, ezinye iintlobo zijikelezileyo. I-courgettes inamanzi amaninzi, ityebile kwiivithamini, kwaye kulula ukuyicola.
Ungadla i-zucchini eluhlaza okanye ephekiweyo. Ulusu lwezucchini luyatyiwa ngelixa i-zucchini isencinci, njengentyatyambo. Isiqhamo sikulungele ukuvunwa xa sisesincinci kakhulu. Ukuba iphakathi kweesentimitha ezilishumi ukuya kumashumi amabini, isiqhamo sithambile kakhulu. Kodwa i-zucchini enkulu nayo imnandi. Nangona kunjalo, iqokobhe liyaqina kwaye kaninzi kufuneka lisikwe. Iicores ezivela ngaphakathi, ziyasuswa. Unokwenza ukuba i-zucchini ikhule ixesha elide kwaye usebenzise imbewu kuphela. Ziyatyiwa zigcadiwe okanye i-oyile iyakhanywa.
I-Zucchini inokubiliswa, yosiwe okanye yosiwe. Ukuba isiqhamo sikhulu, kufuneka ususe inxalenye yangaphakathi kunye nembewu kwaye ungazalisa isiqhamo ngenyama okanye ushizi. I-Zucchini inokudliwa kwisaladi okanye isetyenziswe kwi-casserole.
I-Zucchini ikhula kwii-nursery zethu okanye kwigadi yasekhaya. Isityalo sikhula kuphela unyaka kwaye asihlali ebusika. Ungatyala imbewu ebhedini phakathi koMeyi. Amadiza amagqabi kunye namahlumelo entyatyambo akhule kwihlumelo elikhulu. Kukho amagqabi kwiziqu. Isiqhamo singatyiwa kwiiveki ezintandathu ukuya kwezisibhozo emva kokutyala.
Kwi-biology, i-zucchini iyingxenye yethanga kunye neentlobo zamathanga egadi. I-Zucchini i-subspecies yale nto.