Vegetable
Flying Saucer
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Flying Saucer describes bicolour or novelty pattypans with green-and-yellow patterns that look like tiny UFOs—fun for kids and market displays. Flavour is standard mild summer squash when harvested young. Name is more phenotype class than single pedigree sometimes. Showcase whole steamed or raw-thin shaved for colour. Avoid overgrowing or seeds dominate. Perfect educational garden squash.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Kids Garden CookMarket NoveltyQuick SauteThin Shave SaladWhole Steam Show
Traits
BicolourBicolour NoveltyDisplay FriendlyFun ShapeMildMild Young FleshNoveltyUFO Look
History
US
Bicolour flying-saucer type pattypans were marketed as novelty garden squash.
Children’s garden programmes used flying saucer names for engagement.
Farmers markets displayed patterned pattypans under flying saucer labels.
Novelty bicolour scallops stayed popular as flying saucer types.