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Maui Onions
Two characteristics set the Maui onion apart from other yellow onions: the high sugar and high moisture content of its flesh.
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Seasons/Availability
Kabocha Squash is available year round.
Description/Taste
Resembling the buttercup, the turban-shaped kabocha, pronounced kah-BOH-chah, is an Oriental squash encased in a dull, deep green, thick, mottled rind with pale, uneven stripes. Round with a flattened top, it ranges from one to eight pounds but generally weighs an average of two to three pounds. The deep, yellow-orange cooked pulp is finely grained, floury-dry and tender. Seeds and strings in the cavity are characteristically oily to the touch. Rather sweet, its rich flavor combines that of a sweet potato and a pumpkin.
Nutritional Value
All squashes provide vitamin A and vitamin C, some of the B vitamins, and are a good source of fiber. Approximately 100 calories are in one cup of cooked squash. Deep-colored squashes have the most beta carotene.
Applications
Kabocha squash is a sweet-fleshed, hard-skinned variety. Peel or bake with the skin on. Dice and roast squash chunks with oil and spices or combine with cream and cheese, baked into a gratin. Add roasted squash to soup, stew or risotto. Puree and mix into softened butter. Slice and roast with honey and citrus. Kabocha squash pairs well with Asian spices, nuts and dried fruit flavors, as well as the textures of cooked faro, barley, lentils, or pasta. Kabocha squash will keep for weeks in cool, dry storage.
Geography/History
Kabocha is actually a generic grouping for many strains of Japanese winter squashes and pumpkins of both Cucurbita moschata and Cucurbita maxima and is also a specific marketing name used in the United States. Prized in Japan, this variety is especially popular in Oriental markets on the West Coast.
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Kabocha Squash is available year round.
Description/Taste
Resembling the buttercup, the turban-shaped kabocha, pronounced kah-BOH-chah, is an Oriental squash encased in a dull, deep green, thick, mottled rind with pale, uneven stripes. Round with a flattened top, it ranges from one to eight pounds but generally weighs an average of two to three pounds. The deep, yellow-orange cooked pulp is finely grained, floury-dry and tender. Seeds and strings in the cavity are characteristically oily to the touch. Rather sweet, its rich flavor combines that of a sweet potato and a pumpkin.
Nutritional Value
All squashes provide vitamin A and vitamin C, some of the B vitamins, and are a good source of fiber. Approximately 100 calories are in one cup of cooked squash. Deep-colored squashes have the most beta carotene.
Applications
Kabocha squash is a sweet-fleshed, hard-skinned variety. Peel or bake with the skin on. Dice and roast squash chunks with oil and spices or combine with cream and cheese, baked into a gratin. Add roasted squash to soup, stew or risotto. Puree and mix into softened butter. Slice and roast with honey and citrus. Kabocha squash pairs well with Asian spices, nuts and dried fruit flavors, as well as the textures of cooked faro, barley, lentils, or pasta. Kabocha squash will keep for weeks in cool, dry storage.
Geography/History
Kabocha is actually a generic grouping for many strains of Japanese winter squashes and pumpkins of both Cucurbita moschata and Cucurbita maxima and is also a specific marketing name used in the United States. Prized in Japan, this variety is especially popular in Oriental markets on the West Coast.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Goldilocks | National City CA | 619-477-7071 |
| Sbicca | Del Mar CA | 858-481-1001 |
| Kappa Sushi | San Diego CA | 858-566-3388 |
| Shimbashi Izakaya | Del Mar CA | 858-523-0479 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Kabocha Squash. One
is easiest, three is harder.
