29/07/2022

TROMBETTA DI ALBENGA ZUCCHINA HAS ARRIVED

Cultivated in the western Ligurian Riviera, Trombetta courgette is available in this period among the raw materials of the Rural Market. Light green in color, it owes its name to the elongated shape and by the fact that, growing up in the wild, tends to backfire in the shape of a trumpet. In the final part of the zucchini are concentrated in the seeds, therefore almost all of it is made up of compact and firm pulp suitable for this for many preparations in the kitchen. From the pies, fried, stuffed, in batter or as a sauce for pasta. The taste is sweet and delicate, higher than that of zucchini common, allows it to be consumed mainly raw, topped with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Its sweetness comes from its species, that pumpkin. Its flowers then... large and of a bright yellow, are exquisite! Highly digestible, is available at the Rural Market in Parma.