Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Cooking with squash is easy to do, especially in pastas, soups, and more. Look for these different types of winter and summer squash varieties.
Pattypan squash (or 'patty pan') is a varietal group of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) notable for its round and shallow shape, and scalloped edges, somewhat resembling a flying saucer. The name "pattypan" derives from "a pan for baking a patty".
New England Cheddar Pumpkin Squash Larger than sugar pumpkins, with pale yellow to tan skin (so it looks like a wheel of cheese) that opens up to bright orange flesh, these pumpkins are prized for ...
Butternut squash is not only delicious but also full of healthy nutrients like fiber, iron, potassium and magnesium. (Getty Images) (robynmac via Getty Images)
Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus becoming the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge. Cyclanthera – Caigua.
A whole kabocha squash. 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 ...
It has common names including black seed squash, chilacayote, cidra, fig-leaf gourd, and Malabar gourd. Compared to other domesticated species in its genus, investigators have noted that samples of C. ficifolia from throughout its range are relatively similar to one other in morphology and genetic composition.