zucchini

in no-name there were small pancakes of shredded zucchini and a little bit of thyme, browned on the flat-top and served with a large bowl of creme fraiche. zucchini is a great vegetable to grate -- it's got more body than cucumbers and doesn't collapse into a soggy pile, and it also has the most beautiful colour transition between the deep green skin and the paler inside. shredded, individual sticks of zucchini go from forest, through chartreuse, to avocado.