Kabocha
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- C. maxima, small, flat round winter squash with bright orange sweet flesh and bluish-gray thin skin with pale stripes. 1-2 lbs.
Seed source:
- Farmers market, Vancouver, BC, Canada 10
Year grown: 2011
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- A Japanese variety of winter squash.
- The word 'kabocha' is the generic Japanese word for squash, but refers most commonly to a squash of the buttercup type.