Vegetable
Pumpkin
About This Entry
Pumpkin is a sweet squash for pie, soup, and roast — spice and cream push pairings toward off-dry whites, dessert wines, and soft reds.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- onion
At a Glance
Group
Root Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
primary
Scientific name
Cucurbita pepo
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Pumpkin
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Root Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita pepo
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- primary
- Plant part
- fruit vegetable
- Texture
- dense
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- fall