Butternut squash is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine which sprawls along the ground . It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. It has tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the fat end. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. After picking we let them dry out in the sun for a while.

They are delicious roasted in the wood oven. A great way to cook them is butternut sqush bhajis see recipe