Vegetables to rediscover for Halloween

Halloween parties in Europe are associated with the color orange - pumpkins, to go along with the whole arsenal of magic and witchcraft.


Pumpkins are emptied to be turned into lanterns which add to the show and mood of Halloween. Yet we should not forget that this vegetable is primarily food, which is good and nutritious.

Halloween could help awareness of these vegetables to the young children to keep them eating well. Pumpkins are to discover and rediscover!


This year OPO Veneto indicates that production should be around 5,000 tons, well below the production of 60,000 tons in the 1970s. The most common variety is the Cucurbita maxima, which represents 70% of production. Then comes the Violin, and the Chioggia, also called zucca Barucci.

soruce : opo veneto