Produce
Zucchini flowers
Also called fiori di zucca, courgette flowers, squash blossoms
The golden-orange blossoms of the zucchini plant, picked the morning they open. The male flowers grow on long thin stems; female flowers come with a tiny zucchini attached.
Origin
Wherever zucchini grow; Roman cooking uses them more than most.
Flavour
Delicate, sweet and faintly vegetal, like a mild zucchini.
How to use it
Remove the bitter pistil inside, then tear them onto pizza, stuff them with mozzarella and anchovy and fry them in batter, or stir them into risotto at the end.
Storage
Very fragile: keep them in the fridge on a damp cloth and use the same day.
