Wholesome Vegetables: COOKING KABOCHA

Posted on Nov 25, 2017 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

After the harvest when kabocha is stored properly it remains fresh and delicious for the next 2 to 4 months. In order to survive this long kabocha is protected by a hard, green skin. Attacking it raw with a dull knife can cause you injury. The best way to soften it is to heat it in the oven. First rinse the kabocha thoroughly under tap water and clean with a hard scrub brush. The attractive green skin is quite edible so it should be clean. The skin becomes tender when it is...

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Wholesome Vegetables: Kabocha

Posted on Nov 25, 2017 in Hiroko's Blog

Did you enjoy carving a large pumpkin for your Halloween party? Now it is time to venture into cooking it, but not the same orange decorative pumpkin. I recommend you select the smaller, pumpkin-shaped, green kabocha squash. Kabocha squash sounds to many ears that it originated in Japan. ‘Kabocha’, is now a genuine  Japanese word. But kabocha came to Japan from South America by way of the Portuguese who transported it to Japan. How it was named might have come from a...

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Challenge on Kabocha

Posted on Oct 17, 2013 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

Kabocha squash season has begun at Greenmarket here in New York City. I enjoy kabocha squash in soup, salad, grilled and fried dishes. Kabocha is rich in many nutrients such as beta carotene, potassium, vitamin, C, E, B1 and B2. Also it is a good source of calcium and iron. These chemicals keep us healthy during the cold season. Why not introducing kabocha dishes to your table more often this winter? When you look at Kabocha cutting it even into halves makes you...

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Kabocha/Storm/Hiroko’s American Kitchen/WNYC/www.theingredientfinder.com

Posted on Nov 10, 2012 in Hiroko's Blog, Recipes

The past two weeks were too eventful to be calm. While I was writing a publication announcement of Hiroko’s American Kitchen on the eve of the publication (October 29), we were hit by Storm Sandy and we lost power. No power, no announcement. There are many people who greatly suffered and still suffering from this natural disaster. I pray for their smooth recovery. Here is first I wanted to write. It is kabocha. Before the storm I went to WNYC and had an interview with...

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