Courgettes can be prepared using a variety of cooking techniques including steamed boiled grilled stuffed and baked barbecued fried or incorporated in other recipes such as souffles. It also can be baked into a bread. Its flowers can be eaten stuffed and is a delicacy when deep fried as tempura. The zucchini has a delicate rather than strong flavour requiring little more than quick cooking with butter or olive oil.
