Did you know that a Zucchini is little more than an Italian squash?  It didn’t reach great popularity in the United States until after the name was changed from “Italian squash” to “Zucchini”. Food Finds about Zucchini The zucchini naturally grows to about a meter in length, but is usually harvested before it reaches this size. In culinary terms, the Zucchini is treated as a vegetable.  Botanically however, it is a fruit.  The Zucchini is the swollen ovary of the plant it comes from. Zucchini grows on a vine, not underground as the carrot does. Despite being Italian in origin, the Zucchini’s ancestors are American. “Zucca” is the Italian word for squash and “zucchina” is its diminutive (carrying a meaning like “little squash”), becoming…