Artichoke, avocado and pumpkin?

[johnd]

I have some pumpkin confusion! It seems to me that pumpkin in China (南瓜) is really squash, and not Halloween style pumpkin. Is there much difference in taste between these? There doesn't seem to be a way to translate pumkin and squash separately.

[chefintheprc]

The 小南瓜 is a relatively new vegetable available in China. Its flesh is sweeter and a little more watery when cooked than its Halloween counter part, the 大南瓜. The large pumpkin is also more resistant to the weather due to its thick skin and thus can grow longer and in more diverse climates.

[liuzhou]

Pumpkin is quite common round this part of China (Guangxi).

Incidentally, there is a huge cinnamon tree right outside my window. Not cassia, but Burmese cinnamon.

[Ian_Lee]

Anybody knows what Artichoke is called in Chinese?

[liuzhou]

Anybody knows what Artichoke is called in Chinese?

Artichoke is 朝鲜蓟

[Ian_Lee]

Liuzhou:

Thanks for the information. Just wonder how come a plant that originated in the Mediterranean has its Chinese name related to Korea:roll:

[geraldc]

Had dim sum today, and what was on the menu? Pumpkin! Of course I should have taken a picture of the dish rather than a photo of the menu, but I forgot.

[liuzhou]

To my surprise , I just found avocados in a supermarket here in Guangxi. First time ever.

When I was at the weighing station, a little old lady asked the staff member what kind of fruit I was buying. She had obviously never seen them before. Interestingly, the reply was "油梨" . I have always known them as "鳄梨"

[skylee]

Avocado is called 牛油果 in Hong Kong.

[liuzhou]

Avocado is called 牛油果 in Hong Kong.

I went back to the supermarket today and, sure enough, the sign above the avocados reads "牛油果". The girl on the weigh station insists they are "油梨" and the checkout slip lists them as "鳄梨"!

Chinese! Don't ya just love it!