I just went to the grocery and asked the guy if he had a small squash. He asked me what was that? So I showed him the larger ones he had on sale and told him that is squash. He said no, that is butternut. So I'm trying to explain to him that butternut is a type of squash. He refuses to listen and gets angry. His words were " Well in your country they must b call it squash, but here in England, it is butternut"
I was just surprised at his reaction.
2006-09-23 00:47:31 · 8 answers · asked by needanewman 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I live in England and we generally call it Butternut Squash....but if you went into a shop and asked for a squash I reckon most people would have an idea what you mean!
2006-09-23 00:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squash is the category that includes a bunch of different varieties.
There are butternut, but there is also yellow crookneck, zucchini, yellow, and spaghetti. I could probably come up with more if I thought about it. Pumpkins are also technically squash but usually are not referred to that way for some reason.
The English call all kinds of things by different name, nothing new there. If you are in an office and someone asks for a "rubber" you shouldn't be offended.
2006-09-23 00:58:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol I live in England as well, and have had the same problem with squash. No one ever knows what kind I am talking about. But I have heard of it reffered to as butternut.
2006-09-23 01:34:06 · answer #3 · answered by seren_dipity_3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Canada, we have butternut squashes, acorn squashes, spaghetti squashes, and a million more in the winter squash family. Then there are the summer squashes like zuchinni and eggplant (aubergine). At least I think eggplant is a squash.
2006-09-23 00:56:26 · answer #4 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, if that was in england then it is "butternut". they dont use the "typical" words for things like we use here that generalizes, it sounds like what you maybe, should have done, was find out the variety of the squash that you wanted and ask for that.
2006-09-23 02:44:45 · answer #5 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Needanewman.
I'm UK. Can I apologise on behalf of our somewhat ignorant shop-keepers here? We mostly only know butternut squash, but I have seen other varieties here too.
You would get more help at a specialist grocers........but they are a sight more expensive.
2006-09-23 01:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by lou b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
squash is a pumpkin right? used in halloweens?
2006-09-23 00:50:31 · answer #7 · answered by fOuRteEN14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess his day was not all that it could be and perhaps you rattled his cage by questioning him. The man is merely uneducated and uncouth.
2006-09-23 00:50:06 · answer #8 · answered by rrrevils 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋