Kabocha
Photo: Yukari Sakamoto
About
Kabocha is a type of Japanese squash with a deep green bumpy exterior and sweet orange flesh.It tends to be sweeter than butternut squash.
Its flavor and texture is often described as being like a cross between a sweet potato and a pumpkin. Delicious in:
soups
stewed
pureed
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Information
Other names: Winter Squash, Japanese Pumpkin, Kabocha Squash
Translations: 贺保茶, カボチャ, Кабоцха, Labu jepang
Tasting Notes
Substitutes: Buttercup squash, Butternut squash, Baby blue hubbard squash, Calabaza, Acorn squash, Sweet dumpling squash