Vegetable
Eight Ball
A tier
Eight Ball is a round, dark-green hybrid zucchini the size of a baseball when prime—bred for stuffing single portions and novelty market sales. Flesh is typical mild zucchini; shape is the point. Pick small; larger balls seed up like any overgrown summer squash. Halve and stuff with grains or meat; roast whole small. Grill cut-sides down. Bush plants fit small gardens. Not ideal for long coin sautés—use long types for that.
Track this ingredient
Characteristics
Preparations
Traits
Grading systems
Grades are placed along a shared scale so systems can be compared side by side.
History
Eight Ball round zucchini hybrid was introduced for stuffing and specialty sales.
Garden catalogues promoted Eight Ball as a container-friendly round zucchini.
Restaurants used Eight Ball halves as individual stuffed squash portions.
Eight Ball remained a recognisable round zucchini hybrid name.