Squash
People have been eating squash for over 10,000
years. The squash originated in America.
Like the cucumber and the melon, the summer squash is a member of the cucurbitaceous family.
Christopher Columbus brought squash back to Europe from the New World, and like other native American foods, their cultivation was introduced throughout the world by Portuguese and Spanish explorers.
Today, the largest commercial producers of squash include China, Japan, Romania, Turkey, Italy, Egypt, and Argentina.