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Lets squash it! Do you know what the difference between butternut and pumpkin is? Well I didn't till I bought, cooked and prepared some pumpkin for our newly discovered health consciousness 13-year-old first born.

It turned out he wasn’t quite into it. Imagine. After all that effort. Nobody warned us about this age, bathong! Anyhow, pumpkin is typically larger, rounder in shape, with a thicker, more ridged skin and a slightly stringier flesh compared to a butternut squash, which is usually smaller, elongated with a pear-like shape, a smoother skin, and a denser, sweeter flesh. Both are types of winter squash but differ in appearance and texture significantly.

Key differences: Shape: Pumpkin - round or slightly flattened; Butternut - elongated, pear-shaped Size: Pumpkin - larger• Skin: Pumpkin - thicker, ridged; Butternut - Smooth, thin  • Flesh: Pumpkin - Slightly stringy, lighter orange; Butternut - Smooth, deep orange   

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