Zucchini, courgette, and fiori di zucca, the flowers of summer squash (zucchini) are a spectacular Italian summer bounty: gorgeous colors, delicate taste, spectacular when battered and fried 😋 … and yes, they are edible flowers!
These bright orange blossoms are available in a very short season, unless you’re fortunate to live in a warm climate – as we do here in Italy – and you can still enjoy it till the end of September.
The morning of this happy day I must endeavour to perpetuate by a few lines, and, at least by description, to impart to others what I have myself enjoyed… The weather continues to be finer than words can express… (Italian Journey by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Fiori di zucca fritti
Fiori di zucca fritti or fried squash blossoms, are a classic Italian delicacy. They make for a divine appetizer, just try these recipes, ’cause you’re in for a treat!
Note: For a gluten-free version substitute the conventional flours with gluten-free ones.
- How To Make Fried Squash Blossoms from The Kitchn
- Here’s Why Zucchini Blossoms Are Worth Seeking Out Each Summer from Martha Stewart
- 8 Squash Blossom Recipes to Make With Fresh Summer Produce from All Recipes
Ways to prep zucchini blossoms
- “One of the best ephemeral foods of summer is the humble squash blossom”… Check these 8 delicious recipes on Food & Wine
- How to Buy, Prep and Cook Squash Blossoms… They’re only at the Greenmarket for a few weeks at the beginning of summer.
- Squash blossoms are the big, satiny yellow or orange, and edible flowers of the pumpkin, squash, and zucchini.
- What You Need to Know About Squash Blossoms, the Flower We Love to Fry
I’m an Italian gluten-free Gourmet Traveler+ and a passionate storyteller, writing in English and Italian. Fluently speaking (eating and dreaming) in Italian, English, French, and Russian. When I’m not writing, I cook and test recipes for special diets, and photograph (also on film). Not necessarily in that order. — / — Sono una viaggiatrice buongustaia (la Gourmet Traveler+) senza glutine, appassionata narratrice di storie. Scrivo in italiano e inglese, parlo (mangio e sogno) fluentemente in italiano, inglese, francese e russo. Quando non scrivo, cucino, testo ricette dolci e salate per diete speciali, fotografo (anche in pellicola). Non necessariamente in quest’ordine.