On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:45:17 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 05 Apr 2016 10:11:44 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 04 Apr 2016 18:50:28 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>> >Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> >> On Sun, 03 Apr 2016 20:22:17 -0700, sf > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > The short answer is yes (that's when it's most popular), but we have
>> >> > lots of other squashes that we eat "year round" or in season. I
>> >> > suspect that you call every winter squash a pumpkin.
>> >>
>> >> Yes, I believe so. And you have winter squash (our pumpkin), summer
>> >> squash (our zucchini/courgette) and a party vegetable for Halloween
>> >> (also pumpkin here)?
>> >
>> >The variety here might astound you possibly.
>> >
>> >If it helps to translate, our 'summer squash' are ones thin skinned
>> >enough you can eat the skin generally and our winter squash has a
>> >harder shell that you generally do not eat. Pumpkin is a reserved term
>> >for just one type of winter squash, the one you see carved for
>> >halloween.
>> >
>> >I see 10 summer types at my local store and 8 winter but as the seasons
>> >shift, I will see more winter types and fewer summer ones.
>>
>> We'll see a few winter types, but a lot less summer types. Mainly
>> zucchini in 2 or 3 colours and those small yellow thingies.
>
>I'm surprised there isn't more variety! Is there a better selection
>in urban areas?

In big cities like Sydney and Melbourne you can probably get just
about anything. But I think squash/pumpkin is a bigger deal in the US
than anywhere else. I think I'll use it more often though.

--
Bruce