In Hainan Island, southern China, there is a type of agricultural product famous for its unique texture. That’s noodle squash. This fruit is also abundant in rural areas of the country with billions of people, and is even popular in Japan.
Noodle squash is also called round pumpkin, spaghetti squash or spaghetti squash. Cucurbita pepo. In China, people call this fruit the silk melon to describe the intestine with many long noodles like noodles.
According to local people, when you boil zucchini for a few minutes and then take it out and put it in cold water, the intestines will automatically turn into fibers that just need to be pulled out with your hands. Its taste is also commented by many people to be very similar to papaya.
Pumpkin fibers can be used to prepare many different dishes such as making fried salad with cake filling or “fried noodles”. . In many localities, people also dry pumpkin fibers to preserve and store them for a long time. When eating, just dip the pumpkin fibers in boiling water and they will expand like when the fruit is fresh.
Not only does it have a special, refreshing taste, but spaghetti squash also contains very high nutritional content. good for health. This fruit contains a lot of protein, sugar, iron, zinc, vitamins and 18 amino acids. These are all essential nutrients for the body that help reduce weight, beautify the skin, prevent cancer…
Spaghetti squash has a fairly hard shell that is easy to preserve, so storage and transportation are quite convenient. People often store them from summer to spring and use them all year round without worrying about affecting the quality of the fruit.
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