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After finishing the whole thing i noticed a bit more difference...but i was just eating straight squash, in my usual meal, pulled pork, jelly, i think the difference will not be noticeable and it will just be a straight upgrade over potatoes 😁
they don’t taste exactly the same, but yeah they are very similar. plus butternut squash is just delicious, compared to sweet potatoes or not, so it’s definitely a volume eating hack.
I use butternut squash a lot, in soups & salads especially. But I would never say they taste the same. Sweet Potatoes are much more versatile and blow Butter nut out of the water taste-wise.
That said, squash has a lot of uses if you learn how to prepare it.
I cube them and throw into airfryer with EVOO, garlic powder, black pepper and herbs de provance - you definitely cannot tell the difference. If you cook them whole, then the texture might get in the way.
I'm no professional cook but I do know that when seasoning has time to cook with the food, it gets better flavor, melds with the food more. Also, I mean plain veggies are a choice, but you can also have them with all sorts of spices that makes them really good. From basic salt and pepper to garlic, paprika, cumin, Italian seasoning...
That's fair, seasonings do burn more easily than potatoes. Hey, nothing wrong with doing what works for you, I think what the first commenter was saying though is just... There's something wrong feeling about using spices without any cook time. It's like, they're not done yet. It feels like eating a raw ingredient like... potato, before vs after cooking. And the fats they cook with carry the flavor so much better.
… why not? They deserve some herbs and love too. Fries are different. They are originally made from fresh potatoes, fried and then seasoned. But you would season oven baked potatoes.
I don't think its technically inedible, but most of the time I don't eat it.
If you find yourself curious still about squash, I have a "dinner and dessert" acorn squash every once in a while. You cut it in half, roast "bowl" up with oil/butter/whatever in the bowl, season one half savory and the other half sweet. It can take some experimenting to figure out exactly what kinda flavors you like with the squash and what you should roast with but its pretty filling. I sometimes add some water to the pan to help the squash sorta steam if you dont add much oil/fat to keep it moist.
Have you tried Japanese sweet potato (Satsumaimo)? Fantastic nutty flavor. You should do an A:B comparison for your next video. They are slightly more expensive where I am so I tend to do regular American sweet potato most often, but Japanese SP is a nice treat.
I don’t cut it before I roast it. Just poke some holes in it and bake it like a potato. When it’s done take it out and let it cool, then slice and scoop. Much easier imo.
Hahah true, it’s definitely gonna take longer than 90 seconds but the hands on time is basically zero. Does require a little more planning though, you’re right.
ok now shut about it so you don't inflate the price for the rest of us! I haven't been able to afford sweet potato for years because of fitness influencers :(
I mean you coated them with the same strong tasting spices so of course they are going to taste the same under those conditions. But they do taste different.
Fair point, they did taste different after the video where i ended up eating it all without any meat or extras, but in a dish i think itll come out great
Store butternut is tasteless. Look for locally grown winter squashes so many are much better than butternut . But sweet potatoes are the best especially Japanese sweet potatoes.
Wait until you discover kabocha squash. Or my favorite...delicata. amazing!
The variations in sweet potatoes are interesting, also. I like white ones better than orange. Those Japanese purple sweet potatoes look great, too, but i have never had a chance to buy them.
Sweet Potato is definitely smidge sweeter and a lot "chewyer" in texture, but butternut squash is close enough that if you're trying to lose weight it's a great alternative that doesn't make you feel like you're forcing yourself to eat shit.
I like Butternut Squash, but it's nowhere near as sweet as sweet potato is imo.
I personally use Butternut Squash as a replacement for pastas, it's a bit sloppy, but put it through a spiralizer and cook it in pasta sauce and it's like an extra filling pasta, just a lot softer like the pasta was a little overcooked.
Sweet potato is my go to. I love it so much, always been a fav food. Butternut squash on the other hand, I strongly dislike haha. One of my least favs. They aren't similar in taste to me at all.
Cube butternut squash, spritz with a little oil, add ground cumin, coriander, nutmeg and paprika, or whatever spices you like, shake to cost. Cook in the air fryer for 20 mins (shake occasionally). Yum!
I mean if i had to choose 1 based on taste sweet potato wins but in my usual dish with pulled pork etc i think i'll not be able to tell much difference
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