{"id":193,"date":"2012-09-11T04:49:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T04:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvegetables.com.au\/?p=193"},"modified":"2012-10-03T07:10:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T07:10:42","slug":"japanese-pumpkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvegetables.com.au\/japanese-pumpkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Pumpkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>English Name<\/strong>: JAPANESE PUMPKIN\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asian Name<\/strong>: kabocha, nam kwa, nan gua<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latin Name<\/strong>: Cucurbita moschata<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Description<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Japanese Pumpkin has glossy, dark green skin and orange flesh.<\/li>\n<li>The fruit are small and very uniform.<\/li>\n<li>It is an annual and grows to a spread of 3 metres wide.<\/li>\n<li>They are vigorous, trailing plants.<\/li>\n<li>The flesh of the fruit is dry and sweet, with a nutty flavour.<\/li>\n<li>The pumpkins keep well after picking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Harvesting<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harvest the fruit when the vine begins to die back in autumn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Results<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pumpkins are very heavy feeders, so add lots of manure and compost before planting.<\/li>\n<li>They need a long, hot growing season of at least 3 months.<\/li>\n<li>They will not tolerate frosts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Uses<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cook the pumpkins by baking, steaming or boiling.<\/li>\n<li>Can be stir-fried with other vegetables or added to soups.<\/li>\n<li>Always peel before using.<\/li>\n<li>The Japanese deep-fry the pumpkin in tempura batter.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Pengat&#8217;, a sweet Malaysian dish, is made using the pumpkin and sweet potato or banana, cooked in coconut milk.<\/li>\n<li>Pumpkins can also be mashed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English Name: JAPANESE PUMPKIN Asian Name: kabocha, nam kwa, nan gua Latin Name: Cucurbita moschata Description: Japanese Pumpkin has glossy, dark green skin and orange flesh. 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