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Acorn squash — Ingredient · Foodgeist
Ingredient
Acorn squash
Acorn squash also called pepper squash or Des Moines squash is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges on its exterior and sweet, yellow-orange flesh inside.Although considered a winter squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species (Cucurbita pepo) as all summer s
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Acorn squash also called pepper squash or Des Moines squash is a winter squash with distinctive longitudinal ridges on its exterior and sweet, yellow-orange flesh inside.Although considered a winter squash, acorn squash belongs to the same species (Cucurbita pepo) as all summer squashes (including zucchini and crookneck squash).
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