What is OPo Squash?

OPO Squash is a member of the Squash family, which seems to be from Africa, where it is widely used in regional cuisines. In addition to discovery in Africa, OPO Squash is also grown in the tropics of Southeast Asia, especially in India and parts of Europe. Depending on his age at the harvest, OPo Squash can move from mild to bitter taste and can be used in many ways. This vegetable also has a large number of aliases, including: long gourd, Tasmania beans, peh, long squash, yugao, cucuzza and snake gourd. Ethnic markets are usually a good source, along with ecologicals who specialize in unusual fruits and vegetables. If you live in the warm zone of the world, it is generally easier to find OPo Squash and you can also grow it; In colder areas, you may need to rely on frozen versions or vegetables that are available for great distances.

The appearance is an opo squash light green to yellow, with smooth skin that densify with age. After opening the cut reveals the squash solid white meat stainsIt is the seeds. Young opo squash is very tender with a slight taste almost like zucchini; As it matures, it grows more wooden and eventually turns into an antenna that can be excavated and used for storage.

Many people like to use opso squash in steamed meat, soups and curry. It can also be fried, stuffed or integrated into decreases and spread, and very young squash can be consumed raw. The mild taste of the young OPo squash pairs well with the range of ingredients, from Italian pasta to Indonesian curry and food can help to accumulate a bowl and absorb taste. Flowers are also edible if you can get them.

If you want to grow OPS Squash, you will need a warm, sunny place in the garden outside the wind. The preparation of the soil by working well with the abundant compost and mulch in spring and plant seedlings after the last chance of Frost took place; You can start seedlings in your home or greenhouse and sometimes you can getfrom the garden shop. Betting squash plants when they grow to provide support and harvest squash when young for the finest and simplest taste. If you allow OPo Squash to grow constantly, it can increase and becomes a newspaper in the garden, even if it is no longer edible.