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Butternut Squash
Cucurbita moschata
A winter squash with smooth tan skin and dense, sweet orange flesh — one of the most versatile and widely eaten squash varieties; roasts to a caramelised sweetness and blends to a silky soup.
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| Butternut Squash | Chayote Squash | Delicata Squash | Quinoa |
List of Vegetables That Contain Q
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Chayote Squash
Sechium edule
A pale green Mexican squash with a single seed and crisp watery flesh — a staple across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asian diasporas, eaten in soups, stir-fries, and salads.
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Delicata Squash
Cucurbita pepo
A small, oblong, cream-and-green-striped winter squash with thin edible skin and rich sweet flesh — a 1990s revival of a forgotten 1894 American heirloom that's become a fall farmers'-market favorite.
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Quinoa
Chenopodium quinoa
A South American seed crop of an Andean plant related to spinach and beets — a complete protein eaten as a grain-substitute, sacred to the Incas, now globally popular.
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