Editor’s note: A version of this story was originally published in 2016. It has been updated by Sydney Maldonado.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Giant cabbages? Baseball bat-sized squash? All the fresh mozzarella you can possibly handle in various shapes, sizes and flavors? Yeah, Staten Island’s got all that. Come take a look.

Cucuzzo

Cucuzzo — it’s that crazy squash referred to as “gagootz.” And, so prevalent it is on Staten Island in the summer and fall the thing that grows downward from vines (also referred to as “baseball bat squash” due to its shape and size) has made its way into other cultures who live here as well.

Sopresatta, ‘Gobba Goal’ and such...

Sopressata is a dried sausage. Only a few pork stores on Staten Island make the product from scratch. For instance, Bruno Pica of A&S P

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