Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 7013
Loc: Maine (IBS-A stable since July '05!)
It's not. Yes, I admit it, I de-seeded a zucchini. LOL! But I only did it because it was a REALLY BIG zucchini, and the part where the seeds are is kind of mushy to begin with, and I just didn't want that in my stirfry.
Soooo... I quartered the sucker lengthwise, and then ran a knife flat down the center of each quarter, taking away the seeds and the really soft part of the pulp. I was left with firmer squash - of course, I left the skin on - and plenty of it for stirfry and then some.
For small zucchini, that would totally be a waste - you'd take away too much of the good stuff! But for REALLY BIG ones, it actually has a better texture than leaving the seeds in.