who eats pumpkin? :) thank goodness my grandma cooks pumpkin stew for me once in a while. i can't remember the first time i ate and fell in love with pumpkin. it definitely is a rarity in chinese cooking though. this is hardly a sweet dessert. it falls alongside the family of the yam and carrot cakes (chinese style). has a tinge of sweetness and a lovely golden hue. it's not terribly hard to make. try it yourself!