Yutou Pumpkins

Last updated 2026-11-11 — Pumpkins can be grown in all kinds of terrain across Yuci—whether in mountainous areas, plains, irrigated fields, or dry land—but those from Yutou have a unique flavor that sets them apart. Their characteristics include: large size, thick flesh, few seeds, sweet and tender taste, high sugar content, golden-yellow skin, and orange-red inner flesh. In autumn, people cook freshly harvested millet with Yutou pumpkins to make millet pumpkin porridge. It looks glossy and golden, tastes sweet, soft, and fragrant, with an extra layer of millet aroma—this millet pumpkin soup is truly a delight for the palate. A popular local saying in Yuci goes: “Yutou’s pumpkins, Changning’s garlic, and Liucun’s girls need no second look.”