This is a list of notable squash and pumpkin dishes that are prepared using

squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...

and

pumpkin A pumpkin is a vernacular term for mature winter squash of species and varieties in the genus ''Cucurbita'' that has culinary and cultural significance but no agreed upon botanical or scientific meaning. The term ''pumpkin'' is sometimes use ...

as a primary ingredient. Pumpkin is a squash

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Squash and pumpkin dishes and foods

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Hobak-juk ''Hobak-juk'' () or pumpkin porridge is a variety of Korean porridge, or '' juk'', made with pumpkin and glutinous rice flour. * It is a smooth and naturally sweet porridge that is traditionally served to recovering patients or the elderly. ...

'' – a Korean variety of '' juk'' (porridge) made with pumpkin and glutinous rice flour. * It is a smooth and naturally sweet porridge that is traditionally served to the elderly or recovering patients. * Hobak-tteok – a Korean dish and variety of ''

siru-tteok Sirutteok (시루떡) is a type of Korean rice cake (''tteok'') traditionally made by steaming rice or glutinous rice flour in a "siru" (시루). The Siru is an earthenware steaming vessel that dates back to the late bronze age of the Korea ...

'' (steamed rice cake) made by mixing fresh or dried pumpkin with glutinous or non-glutinous rice flour, then steaming the mixture in a ''

siru ''Siru'' () is an earthenware steamer used to steam grain or grain flour dishes such as ''tteok'' (rice cakes). Gallery Si-lu (side2).jpg, A Bronze Age ''siru'' See also * List of cooking vessels * Bamboo steamer * ''Siru-tteok Si ...

'' (rice cake steamer). * Kabak tatlısı – a Turkish pumpkin dessert made by cooking peeled and cut pumpkin that has been sprinkled with sugar (

candied Candied fruit, also known as glacé fruit, is whole fruit, smaller pieces of fruit, or pieces of peel, placed in heated sugar syrup, which absorbs the moisture from within the fruit and eventually preserves it. Depending on the size and type o ...

pumpkin). * Kadu bouranee – an Afghan and Turkish dish made by frying pumpkin with different spices * Maraq – a Somali soup that is sometimes prepared using pumpkin *

Mashed pumpkin Mashed pumpkin is a vegetable dish made by cooking or macerating the skinless flesh (pulp) of pumpkins and then mashing, straining, grinding, or puréeing until the desired consistency is achieved. It is traditionally served as a side dish, alth ...

– a vegetable dish made by cooking or macerating the skinless flesh (pulp) of pumpkins and then mashing, straining, grinding, or puréeing until the desired consistency is achieved. It is traditionally served as a

side dish A side dish, sometimes referred to as a side order, side item, or simply a side, is a food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal.Pumpkin bread – a type of moist

quick bread Quick bread is any bread leavened with a chemical leavening agent rather than a biological one like yeast or sourdough starter. An advantage of quick breads is their ability to be prepared quickly and reliably, without requiring the time-consumi ...

made with pumpkin. *

Pumpkin seed A pumpkin seed, also known in North America as a pepita (from the Mexican es, pepita de calabaza, "little seed of squash"), is the edible seed of a pumpkin or certain other cultivars of squash. The seeds are typically flat and asymmetrically ...

– a snack food typically consisting of roasted seeds, they are also used as an ingredient in some dishes, such as

mole Mole (or Molé) may refer to: Animals * Mole (animal) or "true mole", mammals in the family Talpidae, found in Eurasia and North America * Golden moles, southern African mammals in the family Chrysochloridae, similar to but unrelated to Talpida ...

. :*

Pumpkin seed oil Pumpkin seed oil is a culinary oil, used especially in central Europe. Culinary uses This oil is a culinary specialty from what used to be part of the Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire and is now southeastern Austria (Styria), eastern S ...

– has an intense nutty taste and is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, it is sometimes used as a salad dressing. The typical Styrian dressing consists of pumpkin seed oil and cider vinegar. The oil is also used for desserts, giving ordinary vanilla ice cream a nutty taste. *

Spaghetti alla Nerano Spaghetti alla Nerano is an Italian cuisine, Italian pasta dish invented in the Italian village of Nerano, on the Sorrento Peninsula, Sorrento peninsula. Its main ingredients are pasta, fried zucchini and Provolone, provolone del Monaco (or cacio ...

– an Italian pasta dish prepared using pasta, fried zucchinis and provolone del Monaco (or caciocavallo). *

Stuffed squash Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, or zucchini is a dish common in the region of the former Ottoman Empire from the Balkans to the Levant and Egypt, a kind of dolma. It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and ...

– consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and sometimes meat and cooked on the stovetop or in the oven. :*

Ghapama Ghapama ( hy, ղափամա) is an Armenian stuffed pumpkin dish, often prepared during the Christmas season. It is prepared by removing the guts of the pumpkin (known as դդում in Armenian, pronounced in Eastern Armenian and in Western A ...

– an Armenian stuffed pumpkin dish that often prepared during the Christmas season, it is typically stuffed with rice and dried fruits. :* Stuffed pumpkin – consists of pumpkin that has been stuffed with various ingredients and roasted or baked, it is a dish in American cuisine. *

Wolgwa-chae ''Wolgwa-chae'' () is a variety of ''japchae'' (stir-fried vegetable dish) made with Oriental pickling melon, called ''wolgwa'' in Korean. This summer dish was a part of the Korean royal court cuisine. Ingredients and preparation In modern Sou ...

Desserts and sweets

Bundevara Bundevara is a type of pastry in Serbian cuisine and of other parts of former Yugoslavia. It is a sweet pie made of rolled phyllo, similar to strudel, filled with sweetened grated pumpkin pulp and baked in an oven. Occasionally nutmeg, cinnamo ...

– a Serbian sweet pie made of rolled phyllo or similar to strudel, filled with sweetened grated pumpkin pulp and baked in an oven. * Fakthong kaeng buat – a Thai dish consisting of pumpkin in coconut cream *

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– a dessert from the Cook Islands and French Polynesia that prepared using pumpkin or bananas. *

Picarones Picarones (or Picaron ''singular'') are a Peruvian dessert that originated in Lima during the viceroyalty. It is somewhat similar to buñuelos, a type of doughnut brought to the colonies by Spanish conquistadors. Its principal ingredients are squa ...

– a Peruvian dessert with principal ingredients of squash and

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...

, it is served in a doughnut form and covered with syrup, made from

chancaca Chancaca is a typical Bolivian, Chilean and Peruvian, warm, sweet sauce made of raw unrefined sugar from sugarcane. It is often flavored with orange peel and cinnamon, and is consumed on sopaipillas or picarones. Chancaca is also a synonym f ...

(solidified molasses). *

Pumpkin-coconut custard Pumpkin-coconut custard ( th, สังขยาฟักทอง, , ; km, សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ, ; lo, ສັງຂະຫຍາໝາກອຶ, ) is a Southeast Asian dessert, consisting of a coconut custard steam-baked in a pum ...

– a dessert dish consisting of a coconut custard steam-baked in a pumpkin or

kabocha Kabocha (; from Japanese カボチャ, 南瓜) is a type of winter squash, a Japanese variety of the species ''Cucurbita maxima.'' It is also called kabocha squash or Japanese pumpkin in North America. In Japan, "''kabocha''" may refer to eithe ...

Pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie is a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling. The pumpkin and pumpkin pie are both a symbol of harvest time, and pumpkin pie is generally eaten during the fall and early winter. In the United States and Canada it is u ...

– a dessert pie with a spiced, pumpkin-based custard filling

Soups and stews

* Quibebe – a

winter squash Winter squash is an annual fruit representing several squash species within the genus ''Cucurbita''. Late-growing, less symmetrical, odd-shaped, rough or warty varieties, small to medium in size, but with long-keeping qualities and hard rinds, are ...

stew from South America *

Squash soup Pumpkin soup is a usually 'bound' (thick) soup made from a purée of pumpkin. It is made by combining the meat of a blended pumpkin with broth or stock. It can be served hot or cold, and is a common Thanksgiving dish in the United States. Var ...

– a soup prepared using various types of squash as a primary ingredient :*

Pumpkin soup Pumpkin soup is a usually 'bound' (thick) soup made from a purée of pumpkin. It is made by combining the meat of a blended pumpkin with broth or Stock (food), stock. It can be served hot or cold, and is a common Thanksgiving dish in the United ...

– various preparations of the dish are known in many European countries, the United States and other areas of North America, and in Australia. :* Soup joumou – a mildly spicy soup native to Haitian cuisine that is traditionally based on a large

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Beverages

* Pumpkin ale and beer – the brewing of beer with pumpkin in the United States has been dated back to at least 1771.

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bangjja ''Bangjja'' (), also called ''yugi'' (), is a Korean type of hand-forged bronzeware. A complete set of ''bangjja'' includes dishes, bowls, spoons, and chopsticks. The main difference between Korean bronzeware or ''bangjja'' from other bronzeware ...

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pumpkin seed A pumpkin seed, also known in North America as a pepita (from the Mexican es, pepita de calabaza, "little seed of squash"), is the edible seed of a pumpkin or certain other cultivars of squash. The seeds are typically flat and asymmetrically ...

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Stuffed zucchini Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, or zucchini is a dish common in the region of the former Ottoman Empire from the Balkans to the Levant and Egypt, a kind of dolma. It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice an ...

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