Vegetable
Butternut Squash
About This Entry
Butternut squash is a sweet, dense winter squash — soup, risotto, and brown butter pair with full whites, Viognier, and soft reds.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- onion
- rosemary
At a Glance
Group
Root Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
primary
Scientific name
Cucurbita moschata
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Butternut Squash
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Root Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita moschata
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- primary
- Plant part
- fruit vegetable
- Texture
- dense
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- fall