{"product_id":"squash-indigenous-delicata-130-year-old-sweet-corn-flavored-squash-no-peeling-15lbs","title":"Squash - Indigenous Delicata - 130 Year Old Sweet Corn flavored Squash - No Peeling -15lbs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelicata is one of the oldest squash varieties still \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein commercial cultivation — introduced in 1894 and grown continuously in American gardens for over 130 years. Its lineage runs much deeper still: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCucurbita pepo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was domesticated by Indigenous peoples across North and Central America thousands of years before European contact, one of the founding crops of the “Three Sisters” system alongside corn and beans. Delicata is a direct descendant of that agricultural history — not a modern hybrid chasing shelf life or yield, but a variety that’s persisted because cooks kept choosing it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat’s incredible! This squash survived because it tastes good, not because it ships well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the flavor is the reason. Delicata’s flesh is sweet and moist, with a flavor that lands somewhere between fresh corn and roasted chestnut — a combination that’s hard to find elsewhere on the vegetable list. Less starchy and less dense than a butternut, it doesn’t need heavy sweetening or long roasting to bring its character forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe skin is thin, tender, and fully edible — no peeling, no fabrication loss, and a textural contrast that a fully peeled squash can’t offer. Its shape sets it apart too: oblong, deeply ridged, striped cream and green-to-orange as it matures, closer in profile to a small gourd than a typical winter squash. On the plate, that shape and coloring does real work — rings, half-moons, and boats hold their form and read as intentional, not just cut vegetable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlice into rings, roast, and serve skin-on — no peeling required\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHalve lengthwise, roast, and stuff as a self-contained vessel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoast rounds and finish with brown butter, sage, or toasted nuts to echo the chestnut note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShave raw into thin ribbons for a autumn salad or slaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrill rings over live fire and finish with acid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePair with corn, both fresh and dried, to lean into its own flavor profile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew vegetables on a menu can claim a history this long — and fewer still earn it with flavor this direct. Delicata isn’t a novelty squash. It’s the original, still doing what it’s always done.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Partner Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43162925727819,"sku":"SQUASH-INDIGENOUSDELICATA-15","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/6811\/9371\/files\/IMG_7689.jpg?v=1757434826","url":"https:\/\/bradfordfarmsc.com\/products\/squash-indigenous-delicata-130-year-old-sweet-corn-flavored-squash-no-peeling-15lbs","provider":"Bradford Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}