Year Five Sea Week and Spaghetti Squash

 Year Five harvested spaghetti squash from the Mara Kai today.  While we waited for it to bake we investigated the animals of your local moana using Kiwi Conservation Club and Young Ocean Explorer resources. Then it was time to eat!

Alexander "Every part of it tasted good even the skin
Toby"The skin is the best part"

Olivia A "When I bit into it I got a shock when i saw the spahetti in it.  It was yum"

Kiara "I like the seeds becuase the taste of coffee"

Taryn "It kind of tastes like pumpkin to me"

Ben "Yum yum"

Annie "the seeds taste like popcorn"

Olivia F "It tasted like potato"

Vida "It tastes good.  There was a lot of salt".

Jacob "At first the spaghetti squash was alright but then i felt a bit sick"

Rangi "The skin was chewy and had no flavour.  Like a piece of cardborad"

Blake G "It tasted like sweet potato"

Nico "It tastes like spaghetti but abit sweeter"

Jordan "The inside was alright but my favourite part was the roasted seeds because they taste like burnt pancake"

What did we learn?

Laela "You use lots of salt to cook spaghetti squash and it tastes FANTASTIC"

Maddie "Spaghetti squash looks like thin clear tentacles"

Olivia "That squash is quite delicious"

Aiden "The seeds tasted a bit like popcorn"

Louisa " The squash gets more yellow when you cook it"

Fred "You need to keep the seeds moist so they germinate"