What's the difference between bitternut and butternut?
Bitternut
Definition:
(n.) The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are bitter.
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Butternut
Definition:
(n.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut.
(n.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
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(1) 3 Immediately sprinkle the nuts evenly across the base, then tightly pack the butternut squash wedges on top.
(2) Ideas that cater to new food trends, such as ready made “courgetti” – spaghetti made from courgettes – and “boodles” – noodles made from butternut squash – also helped attract new shoppers.
(3) For Sunday lunch I was at my daughter Annabel’s and what she’d done is cut a butternut squash in half, removed the seeds, put olive oil on top and roasted it in the oven.
(4) Toss the butternut squash wedges and onion rings in olive oil in a roasting tin, season and add the rosemary.
(5) I didn't try butternut squash until I was in my 30s, and I was close to 40 before I tasted salsify (a disappointment).
(6) Beca's cake involves butternut squash and fondant mice.
(7) I thought “This is brilliant”, because I’d long been fannying around cutting butternut squash into reams, or cutting myself while potato-peeling it.
(8) Photograph: Tamin Jones for the Guardian Serves 4, or 6-8 as part of a meal 2 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying 1 onion, chopped 2-3 cloves 3-4 cardamom pods, split 2-3 small pieces of cinnamon bark 2-3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 4cm piece of fresh ginger, grated 2 tsp ground cumin ½-1 tsp garam masala 1 butternut squash, peeled, cored and cut into 2cm cubes 570ml chicken stock 2 bay leaves 1 whole Scotch bonnet, stalk removed A small handful of coriander Grated nutmeg, for finishing Salt and black pepper 1 Gently fry the onion in a large pan with the cloves, cardamom and cinnamon until the onion softens.
(9) Butternut squash tarte tatin with feta Great served in wedges for a simple lunch or a starter.
(10) A main of white bean, fennel and celeriac stew is shared as a starter (so good we declare we could eat it for main and pudding too), but what follows – roast venison with butternut squash and chestnuts, and poached chicken with prunes and leeks – gives the stew a run for its money.
(11) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pea Soup House menu Photograph: Pea Soup House Flavours start with pea soup - green for good air quality, then move to yellow butternut squash or red pepper and chilli as the air gets worse, and an eye-watering purple beetroot and horseradish flavour when the pollution is high.
(12) The Valley of the Sun’s beautiful people brunch at its restaurant, ZuZu , with its build-your-own bloody mary bar and gorgeously over-indulgent short-rib hash with butternut squash and hollandaise ($16), served in a pastel-and-citrus-hued room overlooking the pool area.
(13) No worries on that score – all meals were vegan, plentiful and delicious: “lasagne” made with layers of butternut squash, homemade soups for lunch, a sticky toffee pudding with coconut ice cream.
(14) Serves 4 pumpkin or butternut squash 1kg, peeled and seeds discarded water 2 cups cinnamon stick 1 green chillies 2 slit lengthways curry leaves 15 fenugreek seeds ¼ tsp turmeric ½ tsp sugar 2 tsp salt 1 tsp red chilli powder ½ tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp black peppercorns 8-10 garlic 3 cloves, peeled desiccated coconut 3 tbsp coconut milk 1 cup vegetable oil 2 tbsp onion 1 small, finely chopped Peel, deseed and cut the pumpkin into 1½ inch dice, place in a pot with the water, cinnamon stick, green chillies, 10 curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, turmeric, sugar, salt, red chilli powder and bring to a boil.