Spaghetti Squash
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Description/Taste
Spaghetti squash are large and oval, weighing on average between four and eight pounds and have an appearance similar to that of a melon. Its exterior rind and skin is firm, smooth, and depending upon variety can vary from vibrant canary yellow to pale yellow. The interior of the Spaghetti squash is a slightly paler hue of yellow than the squashes exterior and houses a large, moist seed cavity. Spaghetti squash is best known for its unique flesh that separates into long, translucent strings that resemble angel hair pasta. The texture of the cooked squash is tender with a slight crunch and offers a very mild, almost bland squash flavor. Spaghetti squash are ripe when their color changes from green to yellow, and when they snap easily off their vines.
Seasons/Availability
Spaghetti squash are available year-round.
Current Facts
Spaghetti squash, botanically classified as part of Cucurbita pepo, is a vegetable marrow and a winter squash type. Unlike summer squashes which are eaten when immature winter squashes are allowed to mature fully on their vines. Spaghetti squash is also known as Vegetable Spaghetti and was one of the first squashes to become commercially popular in the United States. The Spaghetti squash's unique texture is attributed to the presence of a recessive gene known as fl. This gene makes the Spaghetti squash stand out among other marrows as rather than declining in quality as the squash ages like most other marrows the Spaghetti squash seems only to improve with age.
