What is a Jap Pumpkin called in the USA?

TrackerBird

Have been using Cronometer for 5 days and absolutely love it.
When logging food I try to always use the NCCDB, as this seems to provide the greatest detail with regard to nutrients.

I'm located in Australia, so some of our food names differ to those in the US.

I was wondering, what do Americans call the vegetable pictured? In Australia, we call it a Jap Pumpkin. When I searched it, NCCDB (nor any of the other DBs) had an entry. I looked it up on Google and seemed to get lots of different answers.

If anyone knows, that would be awesome.

Cobwebs

Maybe better to ask "in North America?" as our beloved Cronometer is Canadian!

Also, on a cultural note: no one in either of these countries would feel comfortable calling a KABOCHA SQUASH a "Jap Pumpkin" so thank you for explaining that this is how Australians refer to it. IMO, best to call it by its proper name, Kabocha.

Kah-boh-cha.

G'day and happy tracking!

Kswan

Trackerbird,
American here. Keep in mind our country is quite large like yours. With many different regional cultures. I live in the Midwest and I wager most people would look at it and say “it’s some kind of squash”. Which I know doesn’t help you. But no one I know would be uncomfortable calling it a Jap pumpkin. Nor would we be offended if someone called an orange pumpkin a gaijin pumpkin. Cheers!

wrobertdavis

Kabocha Squash

Barbaratoo

The Japanese pumpkin you show would probably also be referred to as Kabocha (emphasis on the middle syllable -- Ka BO cha) in the US.

I think most Japanese-Americans and any other Japanese living in the US would be a offended if the country referred to the vegetable as Jap Pumpkin. There are still enough WWII survivors alive (not to mention the Japanese-Americans who were forced to live in "Relocation Camps") and their sons and daughters who recall that, for them, Jap is as bad as the N-word.

Kswan

Barbaratoo-
“Jap is as bad as the N-word.“
This post was a nice attempt at virtue signaling but moving forward if you really want people to know sensitive you are, and if you really believe jap is as bad as the “N word” then you should refer to it as the J word.

Hobartlemagne

It looks similar to an Acorn squash.

m19_Chicago59

Kabocha Squash.

PLEASE do not call it a “Jap. Pumpkin” in the USA! Highly Offensive.

TrackerBird

Sorry, I had no idea this was offensive. I tried to delete the original post but wan't able to, so will respond.

In Australia we tend to shorten everything. For example:
Australian person = Aussie
Japanese person = Jap
English person = Pom
New Zealand Person = Kiwi
Lebanese Person = Leb
Phillipinos = Filo

We also do it with words. For example:
Afternoon = Arvo
Barbeque = Barbie
Lipstick = Lippie
Bottle Shop = Bottle-o

We even do it with City and State names:
Brisbane = Brissie
Tasmania = Tassie

And business names:
MacDonalds = Maccas

Anyway, since I couldn't delete the post, just wanted to explain and apologise for any offense that may have been caused.

PositivePaula

Fellow Aussie here! Just wanted to say good luck with reaching all your goals weight loss and others. Take care.