Spaghetti Squash

[jaetee]

I am trying to find some spaghetti squash - couldn't find any in GREAT. Any suggestions for where (if anywhere) do they sell spaghetti squash in HK?

[jaetee]

Sorry to reply to my own, but does no one know where I can buy Spaghetti Squash in HK?

[jaetee]

BTW - I have already checked Oliver's, City Super and GREAT but no luck.

[Valencia1]

In Chinese, it's "Yue Chi Gwa (Shark's fin squash)". It's available in the wet market, but it may not be the season. Summer is the season for squash. Check at the stalls that sell imported vegetables first. There are local and imported varieties.

[jaetee]

Thanks Valencia (as always!) - any suggestions for places to go in Central area?

[Valencia1]

There's a wet market in Central (Hope it's still there, correct me if I'm wrong). Walk along Des Voeux Rd or Queens Rd (can't remember). It's at the end of Central and at the beginning of Sheung Wan. In Cantonese : (Chung Waang Gai See).

[Valencia1]

Sorry. Just learnt the Central Market has become a shopping mall. Maybe you can go to the wet markets in Wanchai. But I'm afraid it may not be the season.

[Valencia1]

My husband just bought a small spaghetti squash in the wet market. It's a small round one that has green striped skin that looks more like a watermelon. It weighs 2 catties, about 2 1/2 pounds, costs $12. It comes in all sorts of sizes and varieties, you may have come across it but didn't recognize it. Better ask the stall keepers if they have "yue chi gwa". Btw, how do you cook it? I just cooked it with chicken stock.

[jaetee]

Thanks - will see what I can find.

I actually boil it or bake it to soften it, then use a fork to make it stringy like spaghetti. Great substitute for pasta.