What type of squash is this?

pursuitofoblivion
pursuitofoblivion Posts: 21 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi, I'm a big fan of winter squashes. I purchased the squash shown a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure if I knew what type it was when I made the purchase; but if I did, I can't remember. I tried searching images and squash identification charts online. However, I'm still quite unsure. At first I thought it was a blue hubbard, but then I realized the shape was unlike the hubbards I had eaten in the past. The types of squashes I believe it most closely resembles are supposed to taste like pumpkins, and I'm not really in the mood for that sort of flavor today. I am not certain about this though, as mine seems to look slightly different from these pictures. So I was wondering if anyone knows specifically what type this is? I would like to know what sort of taste to expect prior to prep. Thank you so much!

BEHOLD THE BEAUTY of the squash (for size reference, those circles on the black surface beneath are the large size burners on a stovetop):

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    It looks a bit like a button squash.

    http://beautanicals.com.au/images2009/buttonsquash.jpg

    I'd say any winter squash recipe will do.
  • pursuitofoblivion
    pursuitofoblivion Posts: 21 Member
    I don't think it's a button squash. It doesn't quite have the 'jig-saw' curvature I have seen on those. I'm not so much concerned about recipes (squash pro lol), rather I'd like to know what it will taste like because I'm not in the mood for pumpkiney flavor and want to know if I should just make an acorn or delicate instead. If I know what type of squash it is I can better determine the flavor. Obviously it is a life changing decision, and if I bake it and it tastes like pumpkin I will die.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    I believe you are now at a crossroads.

    buttonsquash.jpg

    I still think it could be an overgrown button.
  • AlisonH729
    AlisonH729 Posts: 558 Member
    edited November 2015
    I think it most closely resembles a Sweet Meat Squash. Like the ones here. (I wanted to add the photo to the post but it's way too big.)

    But I also looked at Blue Ballets, Jarrahdales and Ironbark pumpkins. And I've now spent entirely too long Googling squash. I never realized there were so dang many!
  • pursuitofoblivion
    pursuitofoblivion Posts: 21 Member
    jgnatca- YOU ARE DEAD WRONG HAHA

    It is a sweet meat! I remember it being labeled as such at the store! And apparently that type is common where I live (it was also labeled local, but I didn't read much into that).

    Thanks to both of you! I'm going to preheat the oven now!

  • AlisonH729
    AlisonH729 Posts: 558 Member
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  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,120 Member
    You have to love the MFP community. Everything from macros advice to dealing with relatives at Thanksgiving to squash identification!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    It's @AlisonH729 for the win!!!

    Still looks like pumpkin though.
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    Well come back and tell us how it was.
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