Butternut Squash

Categories: Food | Vegetables
    • Scientific name: Cucurbita moschata
    • Known in Australia as "Butternut pumpkin"
    • Most popular variety: Waltham Butternut
    • Source of Vitamin C, Manganese, and Potassium
  • The butternut squash, native to Mexico, is a winter squash with a thick yellow skin and orange flesh. It has a sweet and nutty flavor and is similar to sweet potato or pumpkin.
  • Culinary uses

    Butternut squash is a versatile vegetable that is typically roasted and then mashed or puréed, but can also be boiled or sauteed. It is used in soups, ravioli, casseroles, bread, and pastries.

    In South Africa, butternut squash is often wrapped in aluminum foil with cinnamon and nutmeg and cooked on a barbecue.

  • Butternut Squash Varieties

    1. Waltham squash
    2. Gold Nugget squash
    3. Early Butternut squash
    4. Butterbush squash
    5. Pilgrim squash
    6. Puritan squash
    7. Butternut Supreme squash
    8. Atlas squash
    9. Avalon squash
    10. Butterboy squash

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