Food: Sugar Pumpkin [edit]

Other Names:Sweet Pumpkins, Pie Pumpkins, 糖南瓜 (Chinese), السكر القرع (Arabic), Açúcar Abóbora (Portuguese), Sugar citrouille (Frenc... All Translations

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Edited by: Melissa Peterman, Debby Arellano Farmer

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Tags: Gourd, Pumpkin, Squash, Vegetable

Substitutes: butternut squash, kabocha squash

[edit] About Sugar Pumpkin

Much small than the typical pumpkin one finds in an American grocery store used for carving jack o' lanterns. It's flesh is thicker and sweeter. Closely resembles the consistency of butternut or kabocha squash. Great for cooking.

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