Also known as peanut squash, Bohemian squash, or sweet potato squash, delicata squash is part of the Cucurbita pepo family. This group of squash includes varieties of summer squash, such as zucchini and yellow summer squash, as well as acorn and spaghetti squash, which are recognized as winter squash. Delicata is categorized as winter squash since it is has a hard flesh and is harvested late in the season. What makes it similar to types of summer squash, though, is its thin skin, meaning preparing and eating delicata is much easier than many other winter squash. Its colorful, striped skin also gives cooked delicata a visually appealing presentation as compared with many monochrome squashes, such as butternut, which is uniformly beige.
