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Zucchini vs. Courgette

American name versus British (and French) name — same squash.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

A courgette gratin (US recipe).

✓ Correct

A zucchini gratin (US recipe) — same squash. ZUCCHINI in US/Australia (Italian); COURGETTE in UK/France.

The ruleii

US = ZUCCHINI. UK = COURGETTE.

ZUCCHINI (Italian) and COURGETTE (French) both name the immature green summer squash. ZUCCHINI dominates US/Australia; COURGETTE dominates UK/Ireland/New Zealand.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Italy or France.

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