Butternut squash, Can you eat the skin?

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Stupiod question I know but have just roasted some squash and am wondering if there's any reason why I have to take the skin off. Have tasted one with skin on and it's nice.

I don't think so. I wouldn't anyway!

I wouldn't normally but it does actually taste nice today not really thick just like when you roast potatoes oh well I best just remove it to make sure, Hope I don't keel over now!

No, probebly not.

Wouldn't it be too hard to chew? Or does it go soft when it's cooked?

I've only used it for making Jamie's very veggie sauce so it had to be peeled before chopping, and peeling it was bloody hard work!

I wouldn't have thought it would do you any harm but it's usually very tough - akin to eating melon skin I would have thought.

Peeling it is a PITA, I made soup with it recently.

I don't bother peeling it - just slice the skin off. Probably a bit wasteful but less hassle. I don't think I would like to eat it either.

(When I said peeling I meant slicing really, Gem )

I've never eaten the skin. But I always peel it off after cooking, not before. Much easier.

Cheers everyone I ended up peeling the skin off, I've only ever used it in soup before and agree peeling/cutting the skin when raw is a PITA.

When roasted you can eat the skin, Jamie Oliver does :)

The onlyy time I don't eat the skin is if I am not roasting it. Too much faff to peeel

I never end up liking squash, except in sweet dishes. So I always roast it (but covered), then run it through a sieve, and then make cake or cheesecake with it.

roast squash skin is yummy - eat it!

i never peel it, just roast with skin on and scoop out contents when it's v soft with spoon (when making soup that is)

(Phew Jan! - had image of everyone attempting to peel with useless little potato peelers!)

If its roasted the skin is lovely and very good for you - all those beta carotenes :)

I've only eaten butternut squash once but will certainly have it again. I roasted it and debated with DH whether to eat the skin or not. I did and he didn't and we are both here to tell the tale! FWIW, I liked the skin a lot!

Yes you can eat the skin it goes all soft once roasted.

Well next time i'm going to eat the skin it did taste lovely when I tried it but then I began to think it may be dangerous lol. You have reassured me thankyou.