The botanical breakthrough
The 10,000-year-old traveler
Global plates and culinary shape shifters
YOUR GOAL
Master of The great pumpkin masquerade
play_review Culinary Shape Shifters
You think it's a veggie in a savory stew, But it's actually a fruit with a seed or two!
play_review Cooks in Mantua stuff tortelli with roasted zucca, amaretti cookies, and fruit mustard, and use Marina di Chioggia
play_review Vibrant neon lights illuminate a sliced green kabocha pumpkin showing its orange flesh
play_review Feed the chameleon different ingredients to discover why pumpkins are actually fruits, not vegetables.
Giant record breaker: The current Guinness World Record for the heaviest pumpkin belongs to a Tuscan farmer whose giant pumpkin weighed 2,703 pounds in 2021.
A large, rounded, orange-yellow fruit with a thick rind, edible flesh, and many seeds. Domesticated in Mexico around 7000 BC, this crop now spans global cuisines from curries to pies.
In northern Italy, what unique sweet ingredient is mixed with pumpkin to fill traditional 'tortelli di zucca' pasta?
Which country is famous for using kabocha, a sweet, dark-green pumpkin, in tempura and simmered dishes?
What is the texture of a Jarrahdale pumpkin, a famous blue-skinned heirloom variety from New Zealand?
Which region of the world is most famous for popularizing sweet pumpkin pie during autumn holidays?
What is the French heritage pumpkin variety 'Rouge Vif d'Etampes' commonly called due to its fairy-tale appearance?