…in a culinary manner, the entire eastern hemisphere treats them as a vegetable.
India in particular has a long history of using the pumpkin. In Mumbai, the Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran – forever known as the Parsis – make a surprisingly delicious pumpkin and lentil stew with meat, called dhansak.
Botanically speaking, they are a fruit…
…in a culinary manner, the entire eastern hemisphere treats them as a vegetable.
India in particular has a long history of using the pumpkin. In Mumbai, the Zoroastrian immigrants from Iran – forever known as the Parsis – make a surprisingly delicious pumpkin and lentil stew with meat, called dhansak.