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Kabocha (/ k ə ˈ b oʊ tʃ ə /; from Japanese カボチャ, 南瓜) is a type of winter squash, a Japanese variety of the species Cucurbita maxima. It is also called kabocha squash or Japanese pumpkin [1] in North America. In Japan, "kabocha" may refer to either this squash, to the Western pumpkin, or indeed to other squashes. [2]
Rotate the pumpkin over a few times to be sure it is free from any breaks in the skin. If you find blemishes or a dark spot, move on to the next one and start the process over.
Pumpkins are fully ripe when attached to the vine for 130 days. Learn when to harvest pumpkins using this visual chart on signs it's ripe and ready to pick.
For the pumpkin: Ingredients: 1.2kg pumpkin or squash, cut into large wedges and deseeded. 1 tbsp dark brown sugar. 2 tsp ground cumin. 1 tsp ground turmeric. 1 tsp chilli flakes. ½ tsp ground ...
Cucurbita argyrosperma, also called the cushaw squash and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico. [3] [4] This annual herbaceous plant is cultivated in the Americas for its nutritional value: its flowers, shoots, and fruits are all harvested, but it is cultivated most of all for its seeds, [5] which are used for sauces.
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 ...
Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, [4] [5] also called ash gourd, [6] white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, [6] Chinese preserving melon, [6] is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature.
While pumpkins come in a variety of colors ranging from orange to white and bluish-gray when a pumpkin has reached its mature color, it is ready for harvest, and the seeds inside are mature and ...