Staten Island Advance

Cucuzza: How to tame, cook and serve the squash affectionately known as 'gagootz'

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — There are green and yellow zucchini plus their dradle-shaped, relatives — petite and delicate Patty Pans. But the squash family's over-sized cugini, the cucuzza, might well be ...
The Advocate

I Eat La.: Trying something new with cucuzza

Sometimes, I try new ways to cook familiar favorites. Other times, I try to make a familiar favorite out of a new ingredient. This week, I thought I’d try my hand at cucuzza, often called Italian ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Master Gardener: Cucuzza is a new old plant for the late summer vegetable garden

This spring, like so many others, I found myself with some extra time on my hands and nowhere to go. So, I decided to work on some projects that I have been putting on the back burner for several ...
Staten Island Advance

That's a big cucuzza in Staten Islander's garden

CASTLETON CORNERS -- Maybe there’s something special in the soil this year, because John LaMonaca, a 75-year-old Castleton Corners resident, has never seen a cucuzza (that’s pronounced “gagootz”) like ...
Oregonian

Cucuzza: How to tame, cook and serve the squash affectionately known as 'gagootz'

There are green and yellow zucchini plus their dradle-shaped, relatives -- petite and delicate Patty Pans. But the squash family's over-sized cugini, the cucuzza, might well be the mother of all ...