Cucurbita maxima 'Turban' | |
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![]() Turban squash (variety Mini red turban) | |
Species | Cucurbita maxima |
Cultivar | Turban, Mini red turban |
Origin | Northeastern United States [1] |
Turban squash, also known as "Turk's turban" or "French turban" ("Giraumon" in French), is a type of squash most often used as a winter squash. It is an heirloom, predating 1820. [2] A cultivar of Cucurbita maxima, it is closely related to the buttercup squash. [3] It is typically 6 pounds when mature. [2] Colors vary, but are often mottled in shades of orange, red, white and green. [3] The squash is used as both a vegetable and as an ornamental gourd. [4] [5] Taste is similar to other C. maxima cultivars, though "not as vibrant," [4] "reminiscent to hazelnut," [3] and "coarse, watery and insipid." [6] Known in the nineteenth century as "the most beautiful in color, and the most worthless in quality, of all the varieties of squash;" [6] More recently, Ian Knauer, author of "The Farm", has described it as "nutty and sweet". [7]
There are two varieties or cultivars:
french turban.
Cucurbita maxima 'Turban' | |
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![]() Turban squash (variety Mini red turban) | |
Species | Cucurbita maxima |
Cultivar | Turban, Mini red turban |
Origin | Northeastern United States [1] |
Turban squash, also known as "Turk's turban" or "French turban" ("Giraumon" in French), is a type of squash most often used as a winter squash. It is an heirloom, predating 1820. [2] A cultivar of Cucurbita maxima, it is closely related to the buttercup squash. [3] It is typically 6 pounds when mature. [2] Colors vary, but are often mottled in shades of orange, red, white and green. [3] The squash is used as both a vegetable and as an ornamental gourd. [4] [5] Taste is similar to other C. maxima cultivars, though "not as vibrant," [4] "reminiscent to hazelnut," [3] and "coarse, watery and insipid." [6] Known in the nineteenth century as "the most beautiful in color, and the most worthless in quality, of all the varieties of squash;" [6] More recently, Ian Knauer, author of "The Farm", has described it as "nutty and sweet". [7]
There are two varieties or cultivars:
french turban.