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Carving up a Halloween pumpkin's got me thinking - in the States, pumpkin was mostly for Jack-o-lanterns or pie when I was growing up. Here in Japan, it's just another veggy.

So, do ya'll like to eat pumpkin? Is so, how do you like it? Pie, soup, grilled, baked, pumpkin bread, toasted pumpkin seeds, or what?

I tried pumpkin pie once. I thought I would hate it, but it was suprisingly good.

I like to eat pumpkin. Specially is it's part of a nice soup or if it's stewed inside fabada or inside chick peas with chorizo.

umm never had it.

I like to eat pumpkin. Specially is it's part of a nice soup or if it's stewed inside fabada or inside chick peas with chorizo.

ooh, now that's something I shall have to try sometime... *Writes it down*

I love pumpkin pie, baked pumpkin and pumpkin seeds. When I was a kid we'd always roast the seeds from our jack-o-lanterns.

I love pumpkin pie, baked pumpkin and pumpkin seeds. When I was a kid we'd always roast the seeds from our jack-o-lanterns.

Roasted pumpkin seeds? Interesting.

I tried pumpkin pie once. I thought I would hate it, but it was suprisingly good.

Pumpkin pie's my fave pie. :D

I like to eat pumpkin. Specially is it's part of a nice soup or if it's stewed inside fabada or inside chick peas with chorizo.

Something I found interesting was the number of in the shell stews and other recipies. This (http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/Recipe/2008/Hamburger-Dinner-In-A-Pumpkin.htm) I want to try... Wondering if I can scale it down to kabocha pumpkin... maybe w/ some miso in the mix...

I love pumpkin pie, baked pumpkin and pumpkin seeds. When I was a kid we'd always roast the seeds from our jack-o-lanterns.

I never did that as a kid, but am doing so now. :D

Pumpkin pie's my fave pie. :D

I know... it was just delightfully sweet, I couldn't describe it.

Pumpkin pie, and I like to bake and salt the seeds... I can't eat it otherwise though.

Pumpkin pie's my fave pie. :D



Something I found interesting was the number of in the shell stews and other recipies. This (http://www.aliciasrecipes.com/Recipe/2008/Hamburger-Dinner-In-A-Pumpkin.htm) I want to try... Wondering if I can scale it down to kabocha pumpkin... maybe w/ some miso in the mix...

Yum, the miso sounds very good.
This is the garbanzo beans w/pumpkin I would kill for:
http://images.google.com.pr/imgres?imgurl=http://lh6.google.com/grant.e.willson/RvO_xMK6z3I/AAAAAAAACNY/TDCSggu4sHQ/garbanzos%252021092007627%255B4%255D.jpg&imgrefurl=http://willseats.blogspot.com/2007/09/garbanzos-and-chorizo.html&h=1050&w=1202&sz=291&hl=es&start=1&usg=__s_yXstgPq0R5YKbx88u16f1ynh8=&tbnid=9-arK3witfCUHM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgarbanzos%2Bwith%2Bchorizo%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Des

Yum, the miso sounds very good.
This is the garbanzo beans w/pumpkin I would kill for:
http://images.google.com.pr/imgres?imgurl=http://lh6.google.com/grant.e.willson/RvO_xMK6z3I/AAAAAAAACNY/TDCSggu4sHQ/garbanzos%252021092007627%255B4%255D.jpg&imgrefurl=http://willseats.blogspot.com/2007/09/garbanzos-and-chorizo.html&h=1050&w=1202&sz=291&hl=es&start=1&usg=__s_yXstgPq0R5YKbx88u16f1ynh8=&tbnid=9-arK3witfCUHM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgarbanzos%2Bwith%2Bchorizo%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Des

Why must you torment my stomach? :D

mmm...pumpkin seeds. I need to go get a pumpkin and make some...

pumpkin soup is also pretty good, esp. when served in the pumpkin.

Err... Garbanzos & Chorizosounds good, but where's the pumpkin?

I adore pumpkin pie, and roast pumpkin seeds are pretty good.

I've never tried it any other way, although I want to. I have a recipe for a Thai pumpkin soup that sounds pretty tasty.

I never did that as a kid, but am doing so now. :D

It's one of those things I really miss about fall at home. Pumpkin seeds, venison and the smell of fallen leaves on cold air.

Carving up a Halloween pumpkin's got me thinking - in the States, pumpkin was mostly for Jack-o-lanterns or pie when I was growing up. Here in Japan, it's just another veggy.

So, do ya'll like to eat pumpkin? Is so, how do you like it? Pie, soup, grilled, baked, pumpkin bread, toasted pumpkin seeds, or what?

It's a shame that Americans generally relegate pumpkins to pies, worthless lawn ornaments, or nothing at all. It belongs in a lot of stuff, because it's just that good.

Err... Garbanzos & Chorizosounds good, but where's the pumpkin?

You just add it while the garbanzos boil. It makes the stew thick and yummy.

BLEUCH NO! ARGH! (it's horrid)

Roasted pumpkin seeds? Interesting.

We've got a big baking sheet full of 'em at my place, come on over.

Roasted and salted pumpkin seeds are good to nibble on.

Other than that, I don't think I can recall having eaten much pumpkin.


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We've got a big baking sheet full of 'em at my place, come on over.

And you live, where?:tongue:

And you live, where?:tongue:

Not Spain. But now I have bowl of them sitting beside the computer here. Mmmmmm tasty.

Not Spain. But now I have bowl of them sitting beside the computer here. Mmmmmm tasty.

You're a tease.:(
I wantz!!

Not Spain. But now I have bowl of them sitting beside the computer here. Mmmmmm tasty.

You live here?

http://www.sportsargumentwiki.com/index.php?title=Not_Spain

You're a tease.:(
I wantz!!

Oh god these are awesome (http://bayimg.com/aAlcLAABL). :tongue:

EDIT: Were awesome.... (http://bayimg.com/BALCPaABL)

You're a tease.:(
I wantz!!

It takes a tease to know one. :D

God created the pumpkin just for my mom's Pumpkin Chiffon Pie. It has fulfilled its divine purpose many times over.

Oh god these are awesome (http://bayimg.com/aAlcLAABL). :tongue:

EDIT: Were awesome.... (http://bayimg.com/BALCPaABL)

You ate 'em all!:(

Pumpkin Bread with coconut and Chocolate chips, is amazing

Pumpkin Bread with coconut and Chocolate chips, is amazing

What he said, minus the coconuts.
Home-made Pumpkin pie with cool whip is yummy indeed.

Pumpkin pie, bread, and soup are awesome, hence the greatness of the year-round availability of canned pumpkin. Intact pumpkins I'm not so big on compared to other squash, but they're pretty good roasted.

Pumpkins - not just for humans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQd0ELH7SNI).

Pumpkins - not just for humans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQd0ELH7SNI).

That was rather disturbing.... Perfect for Halloween!

Pumpkins - not just for humans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQd0ELH7SNI).

That was freaky...



...and therefore, awesome.

Pumpkins - not just for humans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQd0ELH7SNI).

Bah, this one still owns. (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-1aui-wluE)

My wife adores pumpkin and since she does the cooking during the weekdays and Nagano grows a whole hell of a lot of kabocha, I get pumpkin soup, bread, salad (A mashed pumpkin with raisins, sugar, and, I think mayo), boiled and buttered, and just about everything else. Hell, my son's first birthday cake was a pumpkin cake.

I admit though that roasted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin pie still hold a special place in my heart.

The only problem I do have though comes around Halloween when I usually manage to get my hands on orange pumpkins (Japanese pumpkins are small and green) to carve jack-o-lanterns for my students to see. Since my kids view pumpkins as food, I usually have to stand guard over my poor jack-o-lantern to keep my students from attempting to find out if orange pumpkins are as good to eat as green ones.

Pumpkin soup is pretty tasty. But I am reminded of the 30 Rock Pilot: "ok, lemme ask y'all something...did he just say the word 'pumpkin' to me?"

Pumpkin is very popular in Australia. Oddly, for you Americans, sweet pumpkin pie, is never eaten here although pumpkin scones were popular in the 80s, thanks to the homely wife of a prominent politician.

I've read that Australians are the world's biggest eaters, per capita, of pumpkin in the world. It is a staple vegetable in most types of meals and pumpkin soup is common. Pretty well all supermarkets stock queensland blue, butternut and japala (also called Kent) varieties. My favourite is japala - a whole pumpkin (they're not all that large) would last me a couple of weeks.

My favourite pumpkin dish is one I devised on my own - pasta with a pumpkin and almond sauce.

Carving up a Halloween pumpkin's got me thinking - in the States, pumpkin was mostly for Jack-o-lanterns or pie when I was growing up. Here in Japan, it's just another veggy.

So, do ya'll like to eat pumpkin? Is so, how do you like it? Pie, soup, grilled, baked, pumpkin bread, toasted pumpkin seeds, or what?
Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin soup. Pumpkin ravioli.

I drew Spongebob on a small pumpkin and put it on my desk a week ago -- my Asian students were stunned and perhaps even a bit scandalized -- "Miss.... that's FOOD!"

I tried pumpkin pie once. I thought I would hate it, but it was suprisingly good.
Try Pumpkin CHEESECAKE. MMMMMmmmmmmm yummy!

Pumpkin is great... the first few times in a season you eat it.
I have a theory that the aftertaste of pumpkin takes months to completely go away. This aftertaste builds up every time you eat it, until eventually the idea of eating pumpkin again disgusts you. Then the winter season ends, and you go months without.

Pumpkin is great... the first few times in a season you eat it.
I have a theory that the aftertaste of pumpkin takes months to completely go away. This aftertaste builds up every time you eat it, until eventually the idea of eating pumpkin again disgusts you. Then the winter season ends, and you go months without.
Except sweet potato pie tastes oddly like pumpkin pie :confused:

Carving up a Halloween pumpkin's got me thinking - in the States, pumpkin was mostly for Jack-o-lanterns or pie when I was growing up. Here in Japan, it's just another veggy.

So, do ya'll like to eat pumpkin? Is so, how do you like it? Pie, soup, grilled, baked, pumpkin bread, toasted pumpkin seeds, or what?

bleah