Zucchine alla Scapece (Summer Squash with Vinegar and Mint)

Scapece is lian for fish or vegetables fried and preserved for a short time in vinegar along with mint and often garlic and other aromatic flavorings. It likely comes from the Spanish escabeche, which applies the basic concept to fish and is originally Arab. (For related recipes, see zucca all’agrodolce, sardele in saor, and escabetx de verats. In many …