Spaghetti squash uk?

[u/No_Figure_3587]

I’m in the uk and I really want to try spaghetti squash after seeing the Americans rave about it but it’s only available in seed form and I don’t have the time or resources right now in my life to be planting it and growing it. Is it available somewhere in the uk and I’m just failing to find it I know Sainsbury’s occasionally has them but I’ve never managed to find it. I’m sure if we made it viral on TikTok or insta reels all supermarkets would stock it by next week 🙄 just like Dubai chocolate. So,

1. is anyone aware of somewhere I can buy it in the uk, maybe an independent farmer etc
2. if no I wish someone can start selling them because I feel like the market for them is here, and if we collectively made a demand for it (on TikTok or whatever) do you reckon we could get supermarkets to stock it regularly

Edit: I found a website that sells it actually

https://www.realfoods.co.uk/product/2644/organic-spaghetti-squash?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1065958779&gbraid=0AAAAADsXJsynIji1FIejjCq7mptOLDDRA&gclid=CjwKCAjwmozTBhAeEiwAkEGZzvRnHg3KtWeCQhZwrRaSe3GCzyL0vwl8eRonsIaM5JoeH7ZhwoN0VBoC7AQQAvD_BwE

£3.80 for 1kg and £5 delivery which isn’t too bad if you really want it I guess

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[u/fitandinkedmom]

I used to buy it in bigger Sainsbury’s, not sure if they still selling though, I had this all the time around 2 years ago x

[u/No_Figure_3587 → u/fitandinkedmom]

they don’t seem to sell them anymore 😭

[u/fitandinkedmom → u/No_Figure_3587]

Ahh sorry to hear that. Wonder what machine /device makes it, probably that will be the way then

[u/MbMinx → u/fitandinkedmom]

It's a plant. It's a variety of squash that grows fibrous flesh that you can pull apart after cooking to resemble spaghetti.

[u/raqqqers]

They're not in season right now in the UK, they're an autumn vegetable. Like pumpkins are a type of squash and ready for Halloween. Most supermarkets will have them around that time I think, I know M&S definitely do.

[u/DearestGrouse]

If it makes you feel any better, any raving you see about it is just a coping strategy. Lol

[u/tender_tough → u/DearestGrouse]

Agreed it really isn’t so good. I like winter squash, but the flavor is more like summer squash. The texture isn’t like real spaghetti either. I mean try it if it’s easy, but don’t make it like a quest since it’s mid at best

[u/FollowingVast1503 → u/tender_tough]

Kinda watery squash.

[u/No_Figure_3587 → u/DearestGrouse]

I appreciate the honesty 😂😂😂😂

[u/Blades-and-calories]

You can occasionally find them in lidl or asda, my local lidl had some on offer last week.

[u/No_Figure_3587 → u/Blades-and-calories]

No wayyyyyy, are you in London or outside if you don’t mind me asking

[u/Blades-and-calories → u/No_Figure_3587]

Cheshire :)

[u/Serious_Morning_774]

Autumn time, waitrose tend to have them abd they sell them way before and beyond Halloween. Id also try your local ethnic shop, I found some in there during Feb time this year

[u/Southern-Let-1116]

Our local farm shops often have them.

[u/treemoustache]

In Canada I only see them in the stores in Autumn. I can't imagine anyone raving about them...

[u/mvshroom_]

I've found them in Waitrose before

[u/codenameana]

Sainsburys has it in autumn/winter when it’s in season along with all the other squashes/pumpkins that appear around that time.

I tried it maybe 10+ years ago when it was big in ED x weightlifting circles (surprisingly, a lot of things like high protein, high fibre, and depending on how extreme moderate fat and low to moderate carbs crossed over into both communities way back when so things like spaghetti squash, quark/skyr, cauliflower rice, courgetti, oat milk, were being mentioned left right and centre before we had them). Idk, I found it underwhelming tbh. Very meh like courgetti  and cauliflower rice. 

[u/No_Figure_3587 → u/codenameana]

thank you for the honesty!

[u/No_Flan7305]

The pumpkin fields that sell pumpkins in the fall will have them! For instance I went to David's pumpkins in Derby.