Figleaf gourd

Cucurbita ficifolia

vegetable · fruit

A squash with stringy white flesh, cooked young as a vegetable, or candied into sweet “angel hair”.

Origin

Mexico and the Andes

Season (United States)

August to November

Preparation

Young, the squash is cooked with its skin, like a zucchini; ripe, its hard rind is removed, the flesh is cooked for a long time with sugar, and the black seeds are roasted.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

One squash can keep for two years without rotting.