Zucchini

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bbvv

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I have never eaten zucchini in my life and brought some, peeled the skin, steamed and pureed it. I tried it and it tasted bitter - are zucchini suppose to taste bitter?

Don't want to give it to baby if it's not supposed to be bitter. Please advise. I have frozen it at the moment.
 
It's not the sweetest veg in the world, but should still be sweeter than broccoli or cauiliflower.
You never know what your baby will like, so you might as well try it!
 
You might want to try mixing it with another veggie, like sweet potato. Also I wouldn't both peeling it next time, just steam it and blend it, the skin becomes quite soft and purees really well.
If you want to try it as an adult, it's great fried in some butter so that the outside goes a little brown; just a thought.
 
it's not meant to be bitter, perhaps the ones you got were too old? Anyway, dunno how old your baby is, but people sometimes salt it a little when raw and cut to get rid of some of the excess water. Then can just rinse off the salt and steam it. You definitely not supposed to peel it. If you find it too bitter, perhaps you should try "tsui yuk gwa", local sweeter type from the same family.
 
I very rarely buy the dark green zucchini or courgettes these days. They are quite expensive. The Chinese pale green jade melons are sweeter and cheaper.
 
I brought them the day it was packed (26/02/2007) so it shouldn't be old and to be used my 01/03/2007. Could it be that it's not riped???
 
bbvv, stop buying the zucchini from that shop. I have massive experience in this, trust me. One of the foods my daughter is not allergic to (she has allergies to large no. of foods) is zucchini so I dare say I know quite a bit abt zucchinis : )

The sweetest zucchini I have brought is the green variety from Citysuper IFC. I think it is from Holland or Australia. Either is fine. Choose medium size ones with dark green skin. Do NOT buy the yellow ones in Citysuper, they are medicine-bitter. Three-sixty also stocks sweet green zucchini. I saw Great's also stock it but not sure if it is sweet or bitter kind. probably not a good idea to put salt or seasonings in it as your bub is still young.

i peel off skin, discard top and bottom bits (careful sap doesn't get to the main part), wash thoroughly, chop width-wise, and steam till soft before puree and store in freezer trays. Before going through the trouble of steaming, i always eat one piece raw and see if it is bitter. if so, discard the whole thing. Sometimes and I stress sometimes, the bottom half is less bitter than the top (or is it the other round?) so you may be able to salvage it by using part of the zucchini.

Oh yes, I complained to Citysuper before re bitterness of their zucchinis so they said they would happily refund $. Now they even cut and taste for me before I buy it. Bottom line is to buy from several places and stick to the ones that are sweet. I do find those from Australia extremely sweet and tasty.

Good luck!
 
Thanks mummybee, actually I brought both the green (organic) and the yellow ones from Citysuper and they were both bitter do didn't end up giving it to my baby. Kind of lost confidence in them. Maybe I can try your method and ask them to cut and taste. They are pretty on the expensive side too.
 
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