Kabewa

Kabewa ita ce shukar ciyawar hunturu a cikin jinsin Cucurbita . An fi amfani da kalmar zuwa zagaye, nau'in kabewa masu launin lemu, amma ba shi da ma'anar kimiyya. Ana iya amfani da shi dangane da nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan cucurbita . ^[1]

Ana tsammanin amfani da kalmar "kabewa" ya samo asali ne daga New England a Arewacin Amirka, an samo shi daga kalmar guna, ko kalmar asali don zagaye. Ana amfani da kalmar a wasu lokuta tare da " squash " ko "squash na hunturu", kuma ana amfani da ita don wasu cultivars na Cucurbita argyrosperma, Cucurbita ficifolia, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, da Cucurbita pepo .

C. pepo pumpkins suna cikin sanannun tsire-tsire na gida, tare da shaidar noman su tsakanin 7000 KZ da 5500 KZ. Dabbobin daji na Cucurbita da na farko na cikin gida sun fito ne daga Arewacin Amurka (sassan arewa maso gabashin Mexico da kudancin Amurka ), amma yanzu ana girma da cultivars a duniya don kayan abinci, kayan ado, da wasu dalilai na musamman na al'adu. ^[2]

Harsashi mai kauri na kabewa yana ƙunshe da tsaba masu cin abinci da ɓangaren litattafan almara. Pumpkin kek wani yanki ne na gargajiya na Abincin Godiya a Kanada da Amurka kuma ana yawan amfani da kabewa azaman kayan ado na lokacin kaka kuma an sassaƙa su azaman jack-lanterns don ado a kusa da Halloween. Kayan kabewa gwangwani na kasuwanci da cikawa yawanci ana yin su ne da nau'ikan kabewa daban-daban daga waɗanda aka yi nufin amfani da su na ado.[1]

1. ↑ "Horticulture Questions and Answers". Garden Help FAQ. Missouri Botanical Garden.
2. ↑ Wolford, Ron; Banks, Drusilla (2008). "Pumpkins and More". University of Illinois Extension. Retrieved February 19, 2008.