2009年8月17日月曜日

Kabocha


Kabocha
(カボチャ) is the word for the pumpkin, and it has an interesting origin. The word comes from the name of a country, Cambodia. Though this is certain, nobody is quite sure of why this is so. One common explanation is that when a Portuguese first brought pumpkins to Japan in the 16th century, the people receiving them mistakenly thought the ship had come from Cambodia. In fact, the pumpkin is native to Central America.

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