Vegetable
Kabocha Squash
About This Entry
Kabocha is a dry, chestnut-sweet Japanese squash — tempura and miso soup pair with sake, Junmai, and clean high-acid whites.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Regional Context
JP
At a Glance
Group
Root Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
primary
Scientific name
Cucurbita maxima
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Kabocha Squash
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Root Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita maxima
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- primary
- Plant part
- fruit vegetable
- Texture
- dense
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- fall