Now, let's talk about the squash. This is a kabocha [KAH-bo-cha], or Japanese pumpkin. It can be green or have this really beautiful dark orange hue. I've made soup with kabocha before ...
Varieties of squash—including kabocha, butternut ... of crops covers practically all the woody-stemmed, tough-rinded, green or orange fruits available at pumpkin patches this time of year.