{"id":1643,"date":"2013-05-23T04:23:48","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T04:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chickenfish.cc\/bio\/?p=1643"},"modified":"2013-05-23T04:24:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T04:24:02","slug":"tahitian-squash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chickenfish.cc\/bio\/tahitian-squash\/","title":{"rendered":"Tahitian Squash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tahitian Squash – Curcurbita moschata<\/p>\n

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This is an interesting close relation to butternut pumpkin with a good flavour but more texture.<\/p>\n

It grows very well in an arid environment as long as it gets a well mulched root point.<\/p>\n

It self heals when you cut a section off so you can slowly slice off a section use as needed. And like many other winter squash they tend to degrade in flavour if refridged.<\/p>\n

Because it has more texture than a butternut it is better used in dishes where you either blend it or use it to feature it’s texture –\u00a0such as a roasted dish or for example it also works well thinly sliced and lightly fried or browned and then tossed in a pasta or noodles.<\/p>\n

It is a large and sprawling prolific vine and will take up a lot of space and produce a lot of fruit for a long period.<\/p>\n

This image shows the pumpkin aged to the point of use.<\/p>\n

March -> May<\/p>\n

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The fruit can get HUGE – up to about a metre long if in ideal conditions.<\/p>\n

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This single vine (shown at end of season) eventually produced about 7 fruit about 60cm long.<\/p>\n

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