Well it’s that time of year. We’ve got to the stage where courgettes are being smuggled into every dish. They are delicious and we’re big fans of deep fried stuffed-courgette flowers, but we’ve discovered that not all courgettes are created equally.
This year we have only three plants, 2 ‘traditional’ types and a round type. The round type looks good, but the fruits don’t grow to a good size and the flesh is watey and no way near as rich as standard types. However, they are good with the flowers still attached and deep-fried whole. This round variety also has quite a rambling habit.
All in all, standard courgttes have far more flavour, are more prolific and grow larger. It’s good to try variation (we have over 12 tom varieties this year) but round cougettes are not one we’ll be growing again…
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