Buying Courgette Fleurs for Your Restaurant: The Complete Guide
If you’re a chef or buyer looking for courgette fleurs for your menu, finding a reliable supplier who can guarantee fresh quality isn’t easy. This guide explains what you need to know before buying courgette fleurs for your restaurant.
What is a courgette fleur?
A courgette fleur, also known as fiori di zucca, is the edible flower of the courgette plant. There are male and female flowers: the male flower (fiori di zucca) grows loose on a long stem and is often used for tempura or stuffed and fried. The female flower grows at the end of a small courgette fruit and is served as courgette fleur or mini courgette with flower. Both are extremely short-lived: once picked, they start to decline within one to two days.
Where do you buy fresh courgette fleurs for your kitchen?
Most produce wholesalers don’t carry courgette fleurs as standard, because the product is too fragile for long transport chains. Chefs looking to buy courgette fleurs therefore prefer to go straight to a specialised grower with a short line between harvest and delivery. Finn’s Fleur grows courgette fleurs, fiori di zucca and mini courgettes in the Westland and delivers fresh, made possible for much of the year thanks to geothermal heating.
What should you look out for when buying?
Freshness: always ask for the harvest and delivery date, as courgette fleurs are past their peak within one to two days. Season: the high season runs from May to October, but heated greenhouses often make delivery possible for longer. Packaging unit: courgette fleur is usually sold in packs of 15 or 24, mini courgettes in boxes of 56. Origin: Dutch-grown produce means shorter transport times than flowers imported from Italy, which benefits quality and shelf life.
Ordering courgette fleurs from Finn’s Fleur
Finn’s Fleur supplies courgette fleur (green and yellow), fiori di zucca and mini courgettes with flower to restaurants and fine-dining kitchens in the Netherlands. View the range on the product page or get in touch for wholesale pricing and delivery times.