Blogger Secret Ingredient: KABOCHA

05.18.09

Lara passed me the BSI (Blogger Secret Ingredient) torch!  I’m sure you all know what’s coming.  This week’s pick:

KABOCHA!

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Kabocha is a Japanese pumpkin. It’s rich in beta carotene, with iron, vitamin C, potassium, and smaller traces of calcium, folic acid, and minute amounts of B vitamins.  You can find it in the produce section of a market – probably with the other squash or root veggies like potatoes.  If you can’t find it in your normal grocery, try looking at an Asian market, or any other small market.  They’re really abundant here in California but I’m sure you can find them anywhere.  My mom and grandmother get them in New Jersey and I’ve seen bloggers across the country find them as well.

I can’t wait to see what you come up with.  The rules:

  1. Make a recipe that uses kabocha (it can be original but it doesn’t have to be) BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT.
  2. Post about it and link back here, or if you don’t have a blog, email me (magpie707@gmail.com) your recipe – pictures are great but optional.
  3. Comment on this post letting me know that you entered.

Good luck!  If you want to know more about kabocha, check out this post.

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29 Responses to “Blogger Secret Ingredient: KABOCHA”

  1. Danielle says on May 18th, 2009 at 5:47 pm :

    Can’t wait to see what everyone makes with that!

  2. Christina says on May 18th, 2009 at 6:13 pm :

    Oh how fun you’re hosting!! I’ll update my dinner post to spread the news! :)

  3. Meredith (Pursuing Balance) says on May 18th, 2009 at 6:21 pm :

    I’ve been wondering what BSI stood for forever! Thank you for solving that mystery for me!

  4. elise says on May 18th, 2009 at 7:36 pm :

    guess what i made….!!!! your fave winter squash – you know it! lets just say im all aboard the kabocha train :)

  5. junghwa says on May 18th, 2009 at 7:48 pm :

    http://blueskyworld.wordpress.com/my-love-kabocha/

    i have four recipes with kabocha posted currently. I can’t decide which one to enter. Can you pick it for me? hehe ;)

    i love kabocha. it is my love<3

  6. brookesballbuster says on May 18th, 2009 at 8:54 pm :

    Yah I am so excited for these recipes! I have been meaning to try out kabocha…i wonder if it’s at my local grocery store. I live in nyc though, so I should be able to find it somewhere. Hope you had a good monday!:)

  7. laura says on May 18th, 2009 at 8:58 pm :

    hmmmm hard to find squash this time of year

  8. mi says on May 18th, 2009 at 11:02 pm :

    what a fun, and personal pick! i’m going to have to see if i can find it anywhere…

  9. Pearl says on May 18th, 2009 at 11:24 pm :

    yum & fun!

  10. Lara (Thinspired) says on May 19th, 2009 at 1:47 am :

    Mi, if you find some in the UK please let me know!
    I’ve checked all the regular grocery stores with no luck, but I’m going to try to get to the Asian market this week. I really want to try it and this is the perfect opportunity!

  11. coco says on May 19th, 2009 at 4:08 am :

    hahhaha…….. it’s finally kabocha time!!! I’ve never participated on BSI but I think I need to participate this time! :)

  12. Alison says on May 19th, 2009 at 4:51 am :

    I love kabocha! I can’t wait!

  13. justine says on May 19th, 2009 at 5:27 am :

    Dang! I wont be able to get my hands on one of those babies until Sunday night :( . Lucky you lives where you can probably find just about anything!

    ~Justine

  14. Mara @ What's For Dinner? says on May 19th, 2009 at 7:26 am :

    Not to be a snot or anything, but it is a WINTER squash… and its kinda spring. They’re a little pricey and hard to find around here these days. I’ll be sitting out this BSI. Sorry Maggie!

  15. healthy ashley says on May 19th, 2009 at 9:12 am :

    I have been wondering what in the world this is for forever! I can’t wait for the creations :)

  16. Cindy says on May 19th, 2009 at 10:29 am :

    yeahhhh
    what to make, what to make…..

    i love a challenge :)

  17. Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) says on May 19th, 2009 at 12:10 pm :

    Maggie,
    Way to spread the love of the Kabocha. The 2 I bought Sunday are already gone. Just finished off the last of them for lunch – roasted with almond butter. Yum!

  18. Sharon says on May 19th, 2009 at 12:31 pm :

    Awesome ingredient choice! I am going to try to find it!

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  20. Sophia says on May 19th, 2009 at 4:28 pm :

    I love love love kabocha but you know it already! Maggie, please check my latest post for my BSI submission…LOVE you for choosing kabocha! and I just happened to find them on sale at 68 cents per lb!

  21. The Dainty Pig says on May 20th, 2009 at 8:59 am :

    mmmmm! this is right up my alley maggie! there are so many possibilities, because kabocha is delicious in every way :)

  22. Michelle T says on May 20th, 2009 at 9:36 pm :

    Hi Maggie!!! I totally have a kabocha recipe ready!! I’m linking back right here:
    http://luckytastebuds.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/kabocha-and-a-tub-of-wtsa/

    Yay this is my first BSI and it’s kinda fun!!! I LOOOVE KABOCHA!!! Yay you for picking this. :)

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  24. Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) says on May 21st, 2009 at 2:52 pm :

    Maggie,
    Here is my rather plain, but totally delicious entry:
    http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/2009/05/21/new-food-new-yoga/ :)

  25. Alison says on May 21st, 2009 at 8:52 pm :

    I made kabocha tonight! It isn’t a complex recipe, but it tasted good. Maybe I can come up with something else too.

    Soy-Braised Curry Kabocha
    http://livelistencook.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-almost-weekend-i-dont-have-any.html

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