Long Neapolitan Pumpkin in Oil

NEAPOLITAN LONG PUMPKIN

One of the typical products of the area of ​​the province of Naples is that of the Zucca Lunga or Cocozza Zuccarina, a typical vegetable of many recipes of the local peasant tradition.

With its characteristic elongated and narrow shape (it can even exceed 30 kg. In weight and one meter in length), with orange-colored skin with green streaks and a sweetish and aromatic pulp, the "Cocozza" is a mine of mineral salts, sugars , vitamin C, beta-carotene, dietary fiber, potassium. It is ideal in slimming diets because it gives a sense of satiety although it contains few calories and lends itself to countless recipes, such as the most typical of the area that involve the use of "Cocozza" roasted with garlic and chilli, in the preparation of soups, minestrone or pasta or in preserves and in oil. The cultivation today is carried out according to modern criteria and attentive to quality, the harvest takes place from July to September. The "seminchi" are obtained from the seeds, a tasty pastime at the end of a Sunday meal, rich in vitamin A.

Nutritional Values (per 100 g)

• Energy: 130 kcal
• Fat: 11 g
• of which saturates: 1.5 g
• Carbohydrates: 6 g
• of which sugars: 3 g
• Fiber: 2 g
• Protein: 1.5 g
• Salt: 0.7 g