There are green and yellow zucchini plus their dradle-shaped, relatives -- petite and delicate Patty Pans. But the squash family's over-sized cugini, the cucuzza, might well be the mother of all ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’ve never heard of a “gagootz,” don’t worry — Staten Island is here to enlighten you. This quirky term refers to the Italian squash known as cucuzza, a long, green gourd ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Now trending in the gourd grower’s garden — cucuzza, a hit parade of vines, tendrils and edible squash. Cucuzza -- aka “gagootz” -- is an aggressive creeper that yields baseball ...