The article highlights the growing popularity of the Düzce squash pumpkin in Turkey, valued for its unique taste and health benefits. Produced with great effort in Düzce due to its specific soil conditions, the pumpkin is used in various food products and is praised for its digestive properties and ability to eradicate parasites. Its seeds are particularly noted for preventing parasitic infections in children and providing potential protection against intestinal cancer, earning the pumpkin the moniker "cure for cancer" by producer Şemsettin Gökmen.