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Article: Celebrate the squash at Hayward Zucchini Festival
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- Oakland Tribune
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- August 15, 2009
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HAYWARD -- Down at the Hayward Zucchini Festival, no one's at a
loss for deep-fried squash.
There are few culinary surprises -- attendees might find zucchini
used almost condiment-style in some dishes or baked into a loaf of
bread, but a vat of bubbling oil and a coating of batter are key to
the main course at Kennedy Park this weekend.
Sometimes it's fried in a wok, other times in a French fryer or
kettle. Some chefs cut it lengthwise into spears, others crosswise
into disks. Usually it's spelled correctly, but there's also
"zuchini" and "zuchinni" to be had if one so desires.
Anthony Reynish, the behind-the-scenes cook at the popular "Jumbo
Hand Dipped Onion Rings and Zucchini" booth, said ...