How to cook zucchini?Recipes with photos ... Photo: Getty This healthy vegetable is better known as zucchini. From northern Mexico, where it originally originated, zucchini made its way to Italy. It was the Italians who first began to use the vegetable for food and named it zucchino (plural zucchini). From Italy, the vegetable spread throughout Europe. 5 main things to know about zucchini: 1. The skin color can range from dark green to yellow. The use of zucchini of different colors makes the dish very attractive. 2. Young and small-sized zucchini can be eaten immediately, it practically does not require heat treatment. When fresh, it retains more nutrients. 3. Zucchini is rich in potassium, iron, carotene, vitamins C, PP, B1, B2, B6 and folic acid (good for the reproductive system) 4. (only 27 Kcal per 100 g), therefore we are very fond of everyone who is on a diet. 5. The pulp is very easy to digest, removes harmful substances from the body, therefore, zucchini are recommended for people with gastrointestinal disorders.
