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Mexican Calabacita

Cooking Term

 

Definition:
Calabacita is a small Mexican green squash which tastes and looks like a zucchini or corgette.
 
Calabaza is an African yellow orange squash similar to a pumpkin, and looking like a heavily seeded starchy vegetable which is used in Latin American cooking and northwest African nations. It is prepared predominately in soups.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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