Spaghetti squash

The spaghetti squash is a high yielding, early Pumpkin type of the garden squash ( Cucurbita pepo) of the gourd family ( Cucurbitaceae ).

The fruit shape is cylindrical. The fruit size (diameter by height ) is 13 to 16 centimeters by 20 to 30 centimeters. It has a weight of 1.5 to 3.0 kg. The flesh is pale yellow and has long fibers that vaguely reminiscent of spaghetti and pass the pumpkin his name. The number of fruits of a plant is from 4 to 8 The growth habit is trailing ( space 3 m²). He has a maturation period of about 100 days ( early September to early January ).

The spaghetti squash is usually cooked as a whole 40 minutes ( the shell been repeatedly stab ). However, it can also be halved and steamed for 20 minutes. The cores must be removed before consumption.