Calabaza

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Calabaza fruit

Calabaza vine

Calabaza leaf

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Calabaza (sometimes spelled calabasa, not to be confused with a calabash) is a kind of squash commonly eaten in Latin America, the Philippines, and the Caribbean. It grows about the same size as a pumpkin, with a green or yellow skin color and a yellowy-orange flesh.

Culinary use

Its use as a food originated in prehispanic Mesoamerica as one of the "three sisters". From there, it probably spread to other regions via Spanish colonial influence.

It is eaten many different ways, such as in stews, cakes, and candies. Some recipes that call for pumpkin allow calabaza to be used in its place. The taste is smooth and somewhat sweet.

Calabaza is a good source of Vitamin A.

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