Sweet Potato or Gourd?

[cockatiel]

I visited a friend as she was about to cook her dinner. She had a vegetable that looked like a swede in shape,but was whitish in colour. When she cut a slice off it the colour inside was orange. There were white flat seeds in the middle like melon seeds. She said it was a sweet potato, but I didn't think they had seeds inside. I wonder if anyone has an idea what this vegetable could be. I've looked at gourd photos and it didn't really look like one of those

[B00]

S'not sweet potato, they look like potatoes (oddly enough!) but are a browny coloured on the outside but orange ish, inside.

[society]

I believe it's a type of squash, most likely a winter squash.

[boxtops]

That's not a sweet potato, it sounds like a butternut squash to me, they have orange flesh and flat white seeds. They taste very nice!

[BertiWooster]

What does squash taste like - what other food is near to the taste of it ?

[johntywino]

We used to have roast marrow a lot, then tried squash....It is SO much nicer than marrow! Also you can do anything with squash that you can do with a potato...

[cockatiel]

Thanks for your answers. This vegetable looked more round like a swede and not long like a butternut squash,but the inside looked just like a squash. I did retrieve some seeds,so I guess I shall have to plant them to see what comes up