How to Use kabocha in a Sentence

kabocha

noun

• The sablefish plate comes with a blood orange miso glaze, Japanese turnips, baby bok choy, kabocha squash and tangerine.
  — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
• Ways To Use Kabocha Squash Just about any type of winter squash can be substituted for kabocha.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
• With fewer carbohydrates, kabocha squash has a lower glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) than sweet potatoes, meaning kabocha squash takes longer to break down and won't cause rapid blood sugar spikes.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 June 2026
• Grown in the summer months, this hardy vegetable, including acorn, butternut, delicata, kabocha, and more varieties, can be a staple ingredient for many dishes, from curries, risottos, soups, sides, and pies.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
• Alongside a generous portion of green beans and a protein of your choosing (chicken, pork, shrimp, beef, tofu or none), the crown jewel of the stew is the hearty hunks of Japanese kabocha squash, aka the Japanese pumpkin.
  — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025
• Sweet potatoes provide nearly double the potassium and vitamin C of kabocha squash and have stronger evidence supporting cardiovascular benefits.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 June 2026
• For the first course, guests can select Michael Mina’s tuna tartare, an orchard apple salad with radcicchio and white cheddar, wagyu beef carpaccio, kabocha curry soup, petite romaine cesar with caper dressing or caviar and toro.
  — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025