How to freeze zucchini flowers
ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS
Zucchini Blossoms are a great addition to many dishes. They are only available though for a short time during the summer months. They can however be frozen and hold well for several months Note: Frozen blossoms once thawed can be used to garnish dishes, in sauce, a crispy fried. Zucchini Blossoms are available all summer long that the Union Square Market ( Windfall Farms Stand). See also: Difference between male and female zucchini blossoms.
About Zucchini
In the culinary world, zucchini is treated as a vegetable, however botanically, zucchini is a fruit, being the swollen ovary of the zucchini flower. Zucchini, as with all squash, has its ancestry in the Americas. However, the varieties of squash typically called "zucchini" were developed in Italy probably near Milan; early varieties usually included the names of nearby cities in their names.
About Zucchinin Blossoms (Flowers)
Fresh zucchini blossoms can be cooked and eaten. Many cooks remove the pistils from female flowers, and stamens from male flowers, although both of these are edible and have flavor. The male stamen contains the pollen. There are a lot more male squash blossoms than female and they begin blooming earlier.
Freezing Zucchini Flowers
It is also possible to open up the zucchini flowers and dehyrate them in a similar method of dehydrating fresh zucchini blossoms.
Dehydrated Zucchini blossoms
Shown below is a zucchini blossom that was frozen and then dehydrated. Of course it is best to dehyrate fresh zucchini blossoms and then vacuum pack them and store in the freezer -- see: How to dehydrate zucchini blossoms
Science of Cooking
See also:
Dehydrated Zucchini Blossoms for Storage and Cooking
What is the Difference between Male and Female Zucchini Blossoms
