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A marrow is a vegetable, the mature fruit of certain ''Cucurbita pepo'' cultivars. The immature fruits of the same cultivars are called ''zucchini'' (in North America, Australia and Germany) or ''courgette'' (in the British Isles, the Netherlands and New Zealand). Like zucchini, they are oblong, green squash, but unlike zucchini, marrows have a firm rind and a neutral flavour ("overgrown when picked and insipid when cooked..."), making them useful as edible casings for mincemeat and other stuffings. They can be stored for several weeks〔(Marrows - Grow Your Own Info )〕 or more after harvest (like pumpkins and other winter squash), to be processed for food when required. They are a popular vegetable in Great Britain and areas with significant British influence, though their popularity is waning in favor of immature summer squash like courgette. Giant marrows are grown competitively in the United Kingdom. In a culinary context, marrows are treated as a vegetable; usually cooked and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment. Botanically, marrows are fruit, a type of botanical berry, being the swollen ovary of the marrow flower. Marrows, like all squash, have their ancestry in the Americas. == History == Marrows are commonly cultivated in the British Isles, and the term "marrow" for the plant and for the fruit is still current there. However, both in North America (since the 1920s) and in Britain (since the 1960s), immature marrows have gained popularity due to their tender skin, firmer texture and distinct flavour. Hedrick (1928) in his book ''The vegetables of New York'' (p.50 ), describes the "English Vegetable Marrow" as "one of the earliest forms of marrow squash grown, but has never been exceedingly popular in this country". The fashion for eating immature marrows, called in Britain "courgettes", is relatively recent in Britain. Sudell (1966) does not mention courgettes, although he has a section on "vegetable marrow", noting both trailing (vining) and bush types and saying "cut when young". Witham Fogg (1966) wrote "''Courgettes'' These are really very tender baby marrows which have long been popular in France. ... Cooked and eaten with butter they form a very palatable dish." He devotes a page and a half to (vegetable) marrows and less than half a page to courgettes, which he clearly regards as something new to Britain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marrow (vegetable)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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