Berrettina Piacentina Squash looks somewhat like a flattened pumpkin with greyish green, knobbly rind. In fact, it is often referred to as a pumpkin in English. The squash weighs 3 to 5 pounds (1 ⅓ to 2 ¼ kg), and has yellowish-orange flesh. 105 days from seed. History Notes Berrettina Piacentina Squash was developed in…
Italian Squashes
Marina di Chioggia Squash
Marina di Chioggia Squash are flattened in shape, and have rough, greyish-green, heavily warted rind. Inside, they have sweet, orange flesh with a rich flavour. They will weigh 4 to 10 pounds (1 ¾ to 4 ½ kg.) Vine-type plant. 95 to 105 days from seed. Cooking Tips Good for baking or pies, or as…
Piena di Napoli Squash
You can harvest Piena di Napoli Squash while still yellow for use as a summer squash; you can also let them fully grow for use as a winter squash. The squash is shaped approximately like a butternut squash, oblong for the most part, though the top neck part will be a bit less wide and…
Quintale Seme Giallo Pumpkins
Quintale Seme Giallo Pumpkins are squat. They weigh 5 to 20 pounds (2 ⅓ to 9 kg) on average, but often can grow over 50 pounds (22 ½ kg.) It has sweet, not watery, orange flesh that is good eating. The seeds are also very good eating, and can be pressed for oil. It can…
Rugosa Butternut Squash
Rugosa Butternut Squash is a large-sized butternut squash, ridged from top to bottom. It has a good butternut squash taste. 100 days from seed. Language Notes An Italian name for Rugosa Butternut Squash, “Rogosa Violina Gioia”, alludes to the way some people try to describe its shape by comparing it to a violin. Most people,…
Tonda Padana Squash
Tonda Padana Squash has a pumpkin shape to it, but with a rind whose background is dark green, with lighter-green mottling and lighter-green wide ridges. Inside, it has dry orange flesh with a sweet taste. 95 to 105 days from seed. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Developed in the Padana area of north-western Italy.
Tondo di Piacenza Zucchini
Tondo di Piacenza is a round zucchini with smooth dark-green skin that is speckled with lighter green. It is best picked when baseball size (4 inches / 10 cm) or smaller. When very young, it has an elongated neck that gets absorbed into the round part as it grows older. Cooking Tips This zucchini is…
Tondo Nizza Zucchini
Tondo Nizza Zucchini has light green thin skin with speckling on it. It is best picked when it is baseball size (4 inches / 10 cm) or smaller. Past this size, the skin will start to get darker. This is possibly the same zucchini as “Ronde de Nice Zucchini.” Cooking Tips Good for stuffing, frying…
Zucchetta Rampicante Squash
Zucchetta Rampicante is a summer squash. It grows on vines that grow up to 20 to 25 feet (6 to 7 ½ metres) long. The vines can be trained on a fence or a strong trellis. The squash is bulbous at one end, then slender past that, even coiling around itself. It can grow up…