Spaghetti Squash
June 13th, 2006
I was not aware of this squash until last year and now I see it every time I got to grocery store. I guess it is one of those things that you need to know to realize its existence :) It was last spring when my mother-in-law and I set out to get some seedlings for our garden and she showed me those little spaghetti squash seedlings and told me all about the vegetable. I was sold when I heard that it is easy to grow and will produce an interesting squash which is so stringy inside. So we put it on the ground and it grew; we harvested 6 or 7 big squashes — each weighing at least 1 kg (2lbs.) One good thing about these squashes is that they keep a long time in the pantry. And I also realized that if you waited about 4 months after harvesting, your cooked squash will resemble spaghetti closely.
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I like its taste but my husband was not so crazy about it. One can put spaghetti sauce on it but honestly I quite like its taste even if I do not add anything to it; not even salt! I would not call it very sweet but it definitely has some sweetness to it. Having said that we had it with salmon and they were complementing each other.If you are in diet this might be a good alternative for you, too. Just give it a try, you might like it :)
June 19th, 2006 at 1:19 am
Hmm.. come to think of it, they might sell that stuff where I live - Kabocha squash might be the same thing! I’ll need to look this up… Thanks for making me think of it! I’ve been dying for some spaghetti squash!
June 21st, 2006 at 11:59 am
wow, these are very interesting, i’ve never seen or even heard of these. Thanks for making me aware. Can you put these into cakes and muffiins?
June 21st, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Robert, I never heard of Kabocha squash — who knows, maybe they are similar.
Jenjen, I have never heard of this squash type used in cakes or muffins but one can always try new recipes. ;)
August 17th, 2007 at 5:00 am
i have grown lots of gourdes this year but i think the one i was looking forward to most was the spaghetti squash. When i cut it in half i was really dissapointed … but then i realised you have to cook them first (stupid me eh?)