It is meant to be eaten, but if you want to use it for holiday decorating, go right ahead. Carnival squash contains potassium, vitamins A and C, calcium, magnesium, folate, omega-3 fatty acids, and omega-6 fatty acids. If you love acorn squash, Carnival is sweeter and so beautiful. When cooked, Carnival squash is soft and tender with a fragrant aroma and is slightly nutty, buttery, and sweet with nuances of maple syrup, similar to butternut squash. The mild yellow flesh has somewhat fibrous texture. The flesh is firm, dry, coarse, and pale orange in color with a large and fibrous seed cavity with stringy pulp and many flat, beige seeds. Interesting to look at, Carvinal squash has a squat, scalloped shape with striations of dark green, ivory and orange. Its an attractive squash with a combination of orange, yellow.
#CARNIVAL SQUASH SKIN#
The thick skin has a cream-colored base with variegated spots and striped hues of white, orange, yellow, and green, depending on its level of maturity. The carnival squash is a cross between the sweet dumpling squash and the acorn squash. And the most amazing part – the entire squash plant is edible, including the flesh, skin, leaves, flower and seedsĬarnival squash is small to medium in size, averaging 12-17 centimeters in diameter, and is round and squat with deeply furrowed ridges and a rough, light brown stem.
In fact, edible flowers even grow out of squash and are known as squash blossoms! Therefore, squash is considered a fruit. Remove them from the oven and let them cool slightly While the squash is baking, start preparing the stuffing. Bake for 45 minutes or until the acorn squash is tender (time will depend on the size of the squash). Scoop out the seeds and rub each half evenly with maple syrup, salt, and cinnamon. All types of squash have seeds and come from the flowering part of plants. Cut each carnival squash in half width-wise.
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