Posted by
bbvv
19 yrs ago
Never eaten zucchini in my life and have pureed some - green organic one and the other one is yellow but they taste bitter after I've steamed them. Do anyone know whether or not this means that it's rotten. They were packed on the day I brought them.
Please advise.
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dss
19 yrs ago
Bitterness - most probably due to zucchini having high chemical content "cucurbitacins" which was caused by the soil/insufficient water/weather during growing time; trigger the zucchini to overproduce the cucurbitacins in the skin.
Similar to cucumbers which can have bitter skins.
Best to discard them , too much cucurbitacins can cause stomach ache.
Before cooking, cut out a pc of skin and taste it first.
I cook without the skin.
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44
19 yrs ago
Try cooking them with a slice of ginger.
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