A Zucchini By Any Other Name...Is Not Acorn Squash

I say zucchini, you say courgette. Or marrow.

The other day my husband came home from the Farmers Market and presented me with a half dozen beautiful round zucchini, resulting in a very convoluted conversation.

Him: Skorsies!

Me: Huh?

Him: I found skorsies at the Farmers Market.

Me: What?

Him: Skorsies. South African gem squash.

Me: Those are round zucchini.

Husband: These are courgette?

Me: What?

Husband: Courgette -- summer squash. You know, marrow.

Me: Ah, right. Well, these are round zucchini, er, marrow. Not acorn squash. (Ramble on about seasonal squash varieties and how they're a fruit....blah blah blah.)

Him: Why are you bringing acorn squash into this?

Me: Aren't gem squash, er, skorsies, the same as acorn squash?

Him: Huh?

How about we just say that there are many varieties of, and names for, squash, and leave it at that.

Ah, but wait! I have to tell you what I did with those beautiful little round zucchini! Which, by the way, we'd be calling tondo di piacenza were we having this conversation in Italy. Oy.

To be continued...

(Hint: my husband thought I was making bobotie, but I wasn't.)