Spaghetti Squash

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Registered: 03-02-2008
Spaghetti Squash
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Sat, 06-07-2008 - 5:51pm

I've made several spaghetti squashes recently (love them!), but when I went to the store the other day they didn't have the "normal" ones I'd been buying. Instead, they were bright yellow and had "Si Senor Spaghetti Squash" stickers on them. I picked up 2 thinking that since they all said spaghetti squash, they were spaghetti squashes.

I just cut into one. Not only is the skin bright yellow, but the insides are orange...is this normal? Are they just not ripe yet? What's the deal?

I'm so confused....



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Registered: 09-02-2004
Sat, 06-07-2008 - 6:42pm
I remember reading somewhere that spaghetti squash can range in colour from light yellow to orange.




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Registered: 04-01-2004
Sun, 06-08-2008 - 1:00pm

Here's some info on spaghetti squash:


While a true spaghetti squash is pale ivory to pale yellow in color, in the early 1990's, an orange spaghetti squash, known as "Orangetti" was developed and this is what is frequently found in today's supermarkets. Higher in beta carotene, the orange variety is also bit sweeter than its paler counterpart, although both have a mild flavor that is easily enhanced by the food served with or on it. A dieter's dream, a four-ounce serving of spaghetti squash has only 37 calories.

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