{"id":11952,"date":"2020-11-23T07:46:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T12:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=11952"},"modified":"2021-01-30T10:47:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T15:47:11","slug":"winter-squash-quashing-questions-honeynut-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=11952","title":{"rendered":"Winter Squash: Quashing Questions &#8211; Honeynut Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf73 Cooking in the Time of COVID \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf73<\/p>\n<p><em>(Click on any image to view it in high resolution.)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0915-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0915-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0915-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0915-edited-1440-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0915-edited-1440-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0915-edited-1440-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0915-edited-1440-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDeveloped by Cornell University, honeynut squash is a new hybrid that\u2019s a cross between butternut and buttercup squash, single serving size (this one was about 4\u00bd inches long), and with an unbelievable flavor. My understanding is that it undergoes a period of temperature-controlled curing which condenses its sugars and intensifies its sweet, nutty, caramel taste.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0950-edited-4-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0950-edited-4-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0950-edited-4-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0950-edited-4-1440-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0950-edited-4-1440-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0950-edited-4-1440-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0950-edited-4-1440-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI didn\u2019t subject it to any special preparation other than what I did for the brulee squash and a few others that I wanted to sample unadorned. Its dark, sweet flesh aspires to be dessert; if winter squash and candy had a baby, it would be this. &#8216;Nuff said.<\/p>\n<p>Look for them at your local farmers\u2019 market or specialty produce store, and let me know what you think.<\/p>\n<p>Next up, <a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=11971\">delicata squash.<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>(For those who are just joining us, the saga begins <a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=11763\">here.<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStay safe, be well, and eat whatever it takes. \u2764\ufe0f<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter Squash: Quashing Questions &#8211; Honeynut Squash. DO judge a squash by its name. 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