Pumpkin Seed

Pumpkin seeds are the edible kernels of pumpkins, typically flat, oval, and green when hulled. They taste nutty and slightly sweet with a pleasant crunch, and toast to a deep, fragrant aroma. Commonly sprinkled on salads and soups, ground into mole and pesto, or baked into breads and granola. Sold hulled (pepitas) or whole in-shell, raw, roasted, or salted.\n\nDomesticated from squashes native to the Americas, pumpkin seeds became staples in Mesoamerican cuisines and later spread worldwide through trade. They remain central in Mexican cookery and are widely processed by hulling, drying, and roasting.