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laudieSILVER Member
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Location: Dublin, Ireland


Posted:
well??? how would you describe it???

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griffinfeminine tiddly pom
505 posts
Location: cambs england


Posted:
tastes, like coulours, are hard to describe. the texture is easy, soft and slimy, but taste...i think along same lines as avocado, but different...hmm...

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majikenthusiast
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Location: Byron Bay Australia


Posted:
.......hmmm.......?

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wouacGOLD Member
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Location: Iceberg 319, Canada


Posted:
pumpkin tastes like a most heavenly piece of creamy squished juicy nectar of the gods all lavished in beautiful orangy goop sprinkled with decadent love

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Madam FlameBRONZE Member
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Location: Salem, Oregon, USA


Posted:
Wow! That's very descriptive. I'd have to say that it definetly doesn't taste like chicken. Pumpkin pie tastes like a sweetened pumpkin squished into pie form. Don't know how else to describe it.

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ValuraSILVER Member
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Location: Brisbane, Australia


Posted:
pumpkin tastes like an earthy, rich and sweet explosion of happiness in my mouth.... hmmmmm pumpkin...


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margitaSILVER Member
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Posted:
pumpkin is so not like avocado! mad avocados taste yummy!! ubblol

pumpkins aren't so bad...but i wouldn't eat one raw! umm

love that homer pic valura!!! ubblol ubblol

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MikeGinnyGOLD Member
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA


Posted:
You've never had it? Pumpkin is always eaten cooked, of course...and sweetened.

It's an earthy, sweet flavor like butter and nuts, but tarter. It's very characteristic and once you've done it, there's no going back.

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Mint SauceBRONZE Member
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Location: Lancs England


Posted:
Hummm let me think Pumpkin tastes like hummmmmm Pumpkin (woudent you say)!!!!!!!! ubbangel ubbangel

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_Aime_SILVER Member
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom


Posted:
eeerk pumpkin?! ive never had it before. sounds horrible though.

VixenSILVER Member
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Posted:
If it tastes anything like it smells.. then i'll give it a miss! xxx

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ieuanBRONZE Member
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110 posts
Location: Upstate, NY, USA


Posted:
Pumpkin tastes like...fall. Sitting by the fire, the cool fall air outside, trees painted in pretty colors, warm spices of cinnamon, nutemg, and cloves. It's truly a comfort food. Ok, no it's time to come out of my happy place and into the cold harse reality of work. But I think I'll go home and make a pumpkin cheesecake later. ubblol

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GelflingBRONZE Member
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Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom


Posted:
Pumpkin in Australia is what we call butternut squash in the UK. When we say pumpkin in the UK we are referring to the Cinderella Coach sort of thing. Both are from the same family and taste the apple side of a carrot and the carrot side of an aubergine (aka eggplant) with the butternut squash tasting that little bit more buttery and nutty (does exactly what it says on the tin) - work very well in quiches. Very versatile veg, can be savory (grated raw with peanuts and raisins with a pumpkin oil dressing works well as a falafel accompanying salad or cooked by roasting in the same way as potatoes with some rosemary is good) or can be used in deserts such as pumpkin pie which always reminds me of custard tarts, sweet short crust pastry lined with greengage jam with the pumpkin filling - yummy. Can also be used instead of carrots in halva (Indian sweets are fantastic). Also good in curries, stews, chilies... - I better stop there - can you tell I have more important things to be doing wink Food is great – I love cooking!!!

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kermitoverlord and maggot king
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Location: heathmont, victoria, australia


Posted:
pumpkinny

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laudieSILVER Member
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Location: Dublin, Ireland


Posted:
grooovy, liked that bit of info gelfling.

seems this has turned into some kind of creative writing workshop.

plush would be a word i would use to describe pumpkin. mayb cos it sounds more delicious than 'mush' !

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ieuanBRONZE Member
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110 posts
Location: Upstate, NY, USA


Posted:
Yep food is all about creative writing. If it wasn't we'd wouldn't eat half the stuff we do. Without creative writing a bacon cheeseburger on a menu would look something like this: Enjoy half raw ground up cow with sliced deep fried pig love handles and yellow mold, topped with dead baby chicks that have been blended with veggie oil. Oh, and don't forget the crispy green lettuce and ripe red tomatoes.

After re-reading this it kinda makes me want to go veggie........................Naahhhhhhhh! ubblol

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griffinfeminine tiddly pom
505 posts
Location: cambs england


Posted:
ive only had pumpkin raw...but i want to explore it's highs, it's lows, it's tantilising middles...

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Xopher (aka Mr. Clean)enthusiast
456 posts
Location: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA


Posted:
Raw pumpkin? Ick. Bleagh. DisGUSting.

Pumpkin stewed to oblivion, sweetened, and spiced with cinnamon and ginger, then baked in a pieshell (US 'pie', UK 'tart')? YUMMMMMMMM!

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griffinfeminine tiddly pom
505 posts
Location: cambs england


Posted:
yeh, ok, so making pumpkin lantons at halloween wasn't as exciting as i expected...

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GoodSILVER Member
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Location: a mountaintop in Colorado, USA


Posted:
Mmm, pumpkin soup, creamy and so Autumn! What's with the "dead baby chicks" on your Bacon Cheeseburger? Are you really a kiwi, eating fried eggs on your burger? And beets?

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margitaSILVER Member
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Location: brizvegas, Australia


Posted:
i've had pumpkin lightning!! i just wouldn't recommend eating it raw! i imagine it would taste/feel awful! ubblol i only kinda like (more like tolerate) pumpkin...i wouldn't go out of my way to buy, cook and eat one!! ubblol


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do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!



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GelflingBRONZE Member
Watcher of 80s cartoons
665 posts
Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom


Posted:
Good, I think ieuan is referring to mayo. If that is the case I’ll be pedantic and point out that eggs are not dead chicks as they are unfertilised - i.e. they are the products of the hen's menstrual cycle - hen periods in other words.

Back to pumpkins - someone mentioned pumpkin soup.

Peel and de-seed the pumpkin.
Dice and steam with one onion and 3 cloves of garlic and 1/4" of ginger until soft.
Blend or mash the above.
Mix in one cup of sour cream and one cup of milk.
Heat up and add 3 teaspoons of turmeric (or saffron if you can afford it) and the same in demera sugar.
Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5 mins.
Take off the heat and add a handful of chopped, fresh coriander.

Serve with a further dollop of sour cream in each bowl with bread made incorporating the pumpkin seeds.

Enjoy!!!

>What do you think about the state of the Earth?
>I'm optimistic.
>So why do you look so sad?
>I'm not sure that my optimism is justified.


GelflingBRONZE Member
Watcher of 80s cartoons
665 posts
Location: Chepstow & Bristol, United Kingdom


Posted:
I have a butternut squash in the fridge so I'm off to make soup right now! sunny kiss

>What do you think about the state of the Earth?
>I'm optimistic.
>So why do you look so sad?
>I'm not sure that my optimism is justified.



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