My husband brought home this peculiar-looking vegetable,
which his friend harvested from his allotment. Its name is tromboncino - `little trumpet` in Italian - also known as
zucchetta. It is a type of squash, some varieties of which are also called
marrows. Our specimen is 33 inches long and smells of fresh soil. We were
advised to shallow fry it in polenta.
I aim to eat as varied food as possible, and I never diet. I
don`t believe anything should be forbidden, on contrary, I eat everything: white
bread, meat, cheese, fish, chocolate, pasta, fruit…..anything in moderation. I
believe 80% of our diet should be healthy choices, and additional 20% ought to
consist of `guilty pleasures`. Let`s not be however fooled by media hype about
benefits of some varieties, which – on close inspection – aren`t any good, like
– for example – breakfast cereals, which are processed food. A lot of fruits
have high sugar content and therefore a fruit-based diet is also not
particularly beneficial. As for tromboncino, I`ve heard that if left to ripen,
it can grow over three feet in length (!) A friend of ours suggested it looked
like an `exotic dildo`, and another said it reminded her of a `spastic banana`.
Well, I can`t wait to find out what it tastes like.
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