Pumpkin
A fruit vegetable of the genus Cucurbita in the gourd family, native to the Americas, with a thick rind and sweet flesh.
Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte contained no real pumpkin for 12 years after its 2003 debut — its flavor came only from cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove. Only after customer backlash did Starbucks add real kabocha pumpkin puree, about 2%, starting in 2015.
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Ulleungdo's famous pumpkin yeot was originally 'hubak yeot.' Made from the island's hubak tree, the name spread as 'pumpkin yeot' because the words sounded alike. Ulleungdo embraced the mix-up and began making actual pumpkin yeot.
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