As well, the squash is suitable for most recipes calling for butternut or winter squash. The wax gourd can be stored for many months, much like winter squash. The soup is traditionally based on a large winter squash that resembles a pumpkin. Small-scale farm products of the town include potatoes and "kabocha", a Japanese winter squash. The three crops were winter squash, maize, and climbing beans. Honeynut squash is a winter squash cultivar bred from butternut and buttercup squash. Winter squash is an annual fruit representing several squash species within the genus "Cucurbita". Pumpkins ("kabocha") are a winter squash associated with the autumn harvest. All pumpkins are winter squash, mature fruit of certain species in the genus "Cucurbita".