Zucchini In Italy, zucchini is served in a variety of ways: fried, baked, boiled, or deep fried, alone or in combination with other ingredients. At home and in some restaurants, it is possible to eat the flowers, as well, deep-fried, known as "fiori di zucca" (cf. Pumpkin flower fritter). In Levantine countries, zucchini is stuffed with minced meat and rice plus herbs and spices. The dish, called محشي ("mahshi"), is then boiled in tomato based sauce, commonly cooked with ورق دوالي ("warak dwali"; stuffed grape leaves). Zucchini is also used in various kinds of stew. Stews that have low salinity are
Stuffed peppers spiced flour mix and fried. In the South, the big green chillies, similar to hatch, is dipped in a flour batter and fried. It may be accompanied by chutneys and sauces. In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, some of the smaller but more potent chillies are also stuffed and fried, especially as a side to rice. Mexican cuisine has more than one stuffed pepper dish: In Guatemala, the "pimiento" pepper is stuffed with shredded pork and vegetables. As the Mexican version, it is covered with egg batter and fried. It is served with tomato sauce or inside a bread bun.