How to cook zucchini?Recipes with photos…Photo: GettyThis healthy vegetable is better known to us as zucchini. From Northern Mexico, where it originally appeared, zucchini came to Italy. It was the Italians who first began to use the vegetable in food and called it zucchino (plural zucchini). From Italy, the vegetable spread throughout Europe.5 main things to know about zucchini:1. The skin color can vary from dark green to yellow. Using zucchini of different colors greatly decorates the dish.2. Young and small zucchini can be eaten immediately, it practically does not require heat treatment. In fresh form, it retains more nutrients.3. Zucchini is rich in potassium, iron, carotene, vitamins C, PP, B1, B2, B6 and folic acid (useful for the reproductive system)4. (only 27 kcal per 100 g), so it is very popular with everyone who is on a diet. 5. The pulp is very easily digestible, removes harmful substances from the body, so zucchini is recommended for people with gastrointestinal disorders.
