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The pumpkin's thick shell contains edible seeds and pulp. Pumpkin pie is a traditional part of Thanksgiving meals in Canada and the United States and pumpkins are frequently used as autumnal seasonal decorations and carved as jack-o'-lanterns for decoration around Halloween.
Fun fact: “Every single part of a pumpkin is edible: the skin, leaves, flowers, pulp, seeds—even the stems,” says Dr. Shemek. Whether it’s a fruit or a vegetable, you can never go wrong by ...
Per Britannica, pumpkin is technically a type of berry called a pepo, which is a fruit that has a hard outer layer and no dividing chambers. (And for the record, squash is also technically a fruit.)
This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species: C. argyrosperma; C. ficifolia
Connecticut Field Pumpkins. Go pumpkin-picking at a nearby patch, and this is the gourd you're most likely to see. It's large, sturdy, can handle carving pretty well—but is also edible enough to ...
The pumpkins used for jack-o-lanterns are C. pepo, [178] [179] not to be confused with the ones typically used for pumpkin pie in the United States, which are C. moschata. [122] Kew Gardens marked Hallowe’en in 2013 with a display of pumpkins, including a towering pyramid made of many varieties of squash, in the Waterlily House during its ...
This fall, learn about different types of pumpkins including heirloom varieties like Jarrahdale and Cinderella. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors!
Red kuri squash. Red kuri squash (katakana: ウチキクリ) is a thin skinned orange colored winter squash, a cultivated variety of the species Cucurbita maxima.It looks like a small pumpkin without the ridges.