We once had a tortie cat (called Toots) that would eat anything that she saw us eating. So we'd be having a cheese and piccalilli sandwich out in the garden, she'd be doing that polite cat begging thing, and she'd get a goodly hunk of the sandwich. I mean, a cat eating bread, cheese and piccalilli. I found out a lot later that feeding a cat piccalilli is very unwise, but she did live to nineteen and I don't think she ever thought that she was an actual cat. I'm a bit like that meself. If I see you eating something that I've never eaten before, I'm up for having a go. Unfortunately, I've rarely seen anyone scoffing pumpkin. There could always be a first time.