Dairy Free, Dinner, Fall, Gluten Free, Home & Family, Side, Veggies, Winter, Video Home & Family: Squash vs. Gourd Daniel Kohler · November 5, 2015 It's decorative gourd season, that time of year when we clutter our counters with inedible (but extremely good looking) produce. But do you know the difference between a squash and a gourd? Have you ever considered where they come from?