Pumpkin Varieties From Hong Kong and Abroad

Pumpkin & Squash Varieties

The term is most commonly applied to round, orange-colored squash varieties, but does not possess a scientific definition.

The use of the word "pumpkin" is thought to have originated in New England in North America, derived from a word for melon, or a native word for round. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with "squash" or "winter squash", and is commonly used for some cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma, Cucurbita ficifolia, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, and Cucurbita pepo.

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Pumpkin Varieties We Offer

🥦 Fighting-Cancer Fruits - Pumpkin (南瓜) - Professor Xie Guocai: Foods that Prevent and Fight Cancer / 1 Portion

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🥦 Fighting-Cancer Fruits - Pumpkin (南瓜) - Professor Xie Guocai: Foods that Prevent and Fight Cancer / 1 Portion

HK$48.00 ~ HK$128.00

Orangetti Pumpkin - Organic / Zen Organic Farm / Fanling / Per 1Pack 600g (1 Catty)

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Orangetti Pumpkin - Organic / Zen Organic Farm / Fanling / Per 1Pack 600g (1 Catty)

HK$48.00 ~ HK$180.00

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Little Baby Pumpkin - Organic / Guangxi Longtao Organic / Per Piece ( Approx 325g)

HK$33.00 ~ HK$90.00

[Cuttable] Violina Pumpkin | Chinese Pumpkin (1500g Per Each) - Organic / Yunnan / Per 600g

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[Cuttable] Violina Pumpkin | Chinese Pumpkin (1500g Per Each) - Organic / Yunnan / Per 600g

HK$38.00 ~ HK$80.00

Using Pumpkin As Ingredients

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🥦 Fighting-Cancer Fruits - Pumpkin (南瓜) - Professor Xie Guocai: Foods that Prevent and Fight Cancer / 1 Portion

HK$48.00 ~ HK$128.00

🥣 Nutritional Western Soup Recipe: Creamy Pumpkin and Carrot Potage / Cancer Patient Recipe & Ingredient Pack

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🥣 Nutritional Western Soup Recipe: Creamy Pumpkin and Carrot Potage / Cancer Patient Recipe & Ingredient Pack

HK$128.00

🥣 Nutritional Chinese Soup Recipe: Red Tilapia Soup with Pumpkin / Cancer Patient Recipe & Ingredient Pack

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🥣 Nutritional Chinese Soup Recipe: Red Tilapia Soup with Pumpkin / Cancer Patient Recipe & Ingredient Pack

HK$128.00

💯 Pumpkin Sea Fish Bisque (big) / Lam Cheong Kee / Made in Hong Kong / 500ml

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💯 Pumpkin Sea Fish Bisque (big) / Lam Cheong Kee / Made in Hong Kong / 500ml

HK$53.00

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🥘 Organic Mushroom Recipe & Ingredient Pack - Chicken, Onion, Mushroom and Pumpkin Soup (雞肉洋蔥秀珍菇南瓜濃湯) / Local, China or Taiwan

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🥘 Organic Mushroom Recipe & Ingredient Pack - Chicken, Onion, Mushroom and Pumpkin Soup (雞肉洋蔥秀珍菇南瓜濃湯) / Local, China or Taiwan

HK$58.00 ~ HK$128.00

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🥘 Organic Mushroom Recipe & Ingredient Pack - Winter Pot--Pumpkin Healthy Mushroom Pot (冬鍋--南瓜養生菇菇鍋) / Local, China or Taiwan

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🥘 Organic Mushroom Recipe & Ingredient Pack - Winter Pot--Pumpkin Healthy Mushroom Pot (冬鍋--南瓜養生菇菇鍋) / Local, China or Taiwan

HK$58.00 ~ HK$128.00

🇧🇪 Pumpkin Seeds - Organic / A LA CARTE / Belgium / Per 1 Portion 250g

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🇧🇪 Pumpkin Seeds - Organic / A LA CARTE / Belgium / Per 1 Portion 250g

HK$40.00 ~ HK$88.00

💯 Organic Pumpkin Sea Fish Bisque (Organic Vegetable Ingredients) / Healthy Express Signature Product / Made in Hong Kong / 600ml

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💯 Organic Pumpkin Sea Fish Bisque (Organic Vegetable Ingredients) / Healthy Express Signature Product / Made in Hong Kong / 600ml

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Steamed Garlic Pork Spareribs with Pumpkin Ingredients Pack / Delicious Express Local Enterprise Made / 2p or 4p

HK$158.00 ~ HK$178.00

🥘 Cancer Patient Diet Therapy: Pumpkin Soup (Constipation) / After Radiotherapy Recipe & Ingredient Pack

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🥘 Cancer Patient Diet Therapy: Pumpkin Soup (Constipation) / After Radiotherapy Recipe & Ingredient Pack

HK$98.00

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[Home delivery] Lam Cheong Kee Pumpkin Fish Soup (P2 P3 南瓜魚湯) / Lam Cheong Kee / 100% Made in Hong Kong / per serving (250/500ml)

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[Home delivery] Lam Cheong Kee Pumpkin Fish Soup (P2 P3 南瓜魚湯) / Lam Cheong Kee / 100% Made in Hong Kong / per serving (250/500ml)

HK$28.00 ~ HK$63.00

🇮🇹 Mantova Organic Keto Diet Non-Gmo Cholesterol Free 100% Cold Pressed Pumpkin Seed Oil - Organic / Mantova / Italy / Per 1 pc 500ml

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🇮🇹 Mantova Organic Keto Diet Non-Gmo Cholesterol Free 100% Cold Pressed Pumpkin Seed Oil - Organic / Mantova / Italy / Per 1 pc 500ml

HK$256.34 ~ HK$1,526.00

Cultivars

Eating Pumpkin In Winter (冬季吃南瓜)

Pumpkins, like tomatoes, are a type of fruit. All pumpkins belong to the squash family, and pumpkins are often associated with large pumpkins carved into jack-o'-lanterns or Cinderella's carriages, but in fact, all hard-skinned squashes can be called pumpkins.

When choosing pumpkins, the basic principle is that the larger the size, the less flavorful it is, and large pumpkins are better for pumpkin carving. Small pumpkins are easier to cook and have a more fragrant taste.

If the pumpkin skin is dull, don't worry, as long as you don't see any large black spots or soft parts, it's generally fine. Pumpkins are suitable for long-term storage and can be stored for several months at cool room temperature.

Winter is the season for eating pumpkins, and we have put together a small guide to help you buy the most suitable pumpkin.

Name	Species	Origin	Description
Al Hachi 阿爾哈奇	Cucurbita moschata	Kashmir	The people of Kashmir dry Al Hachi pumpkins to eat in the winter, when snowfall can isolate the valley.
Big Max	Cucurbita maxima	United States	Big Max can exceed 100 pounds (45 kg) and 20 in (510 mm) in diameter under ideal growing conditions. The variety was hybridized for its size during the early 1960s. Individual fruits are round to slightly flattened.
Calabaza	Cucurbita moschata	Cuba and West Indies	The calabaza is a variety originating in Cuba and the West Indies. It is also cultivated in the Philippines and United States.
Cheese pumpkin	Cucurbita moschata	North America, possibly from an origin in Central America [74]	So-called for its resemblance to a wheel of cheese, this cultivar has been noted for its long storage ability as well as relatively poor culinary characteristics. One of Duchesne's 1786 botanical illustrations depicts a fruit that has been identified with the Cheese Pumpkin.
Connecticut field pumpkin 康乃狄克州田間南瓜	Cucurbita pepo	North America [13]	Considered to be "one of the oldest pumpkins in existence". Widely used for autumn decorations, either whole or as jack-o'-lanterns.
Dickinson pumpkin	Cucurbita moschata	North America	The oblong, ribbed fruits weigh up to 40 pounds and are widely used for canning. Derived from the Kentucky field pumpkin by Elijah Dickinson when he moved to Illinois in 1835. Libby's Select is classified either as a selection from the Dickinson Pumpkin or a selection from the same parent lineage.
Dill's Atlantic Giant	Cucurbita maxima	North America	Dill's Atlantic Giant was bred by Howard Dill from sources including the Mammoth Pumpkin variety.[83][84] The variety were patented in 1979, who then went on to set the giant pumpkin in 1980 with a 459 lb (208 kg) record.
Galeux d'Eysines	Cucurbita maxima	France	The Galeux d'Eysines is mentioned in the Vilmorin-Andrieux vegetable catalogue Les Plantes Potagères in 1883. It is noted for peanut-sized growths on its skin, caused by a buildup of sugar. Its name may have originally been Brodé galeux d'Eysines, translating to embroidered with scabs, from Eysines. Immature pumpkins can be etched with words or designs that become warts as it matures. Galeux d'Eysines was reportedly brought to the United States in 1996 from the Foire aux Potirons pumpkin festival in Tranzault, France, by author Amy Goldman.
Japanese pie pumpkin	Cucurbita argyrosperma	Pennsylvania	The Japanese pie pumpkin is so-called because its seeds become crazed, resembling to Americans the appearance of Chinese characters or Japanese kanji. This variety was introduced by Samuel Wilson of Pennsylvania in 1884.
Jarrahdale pumpkin	Cucurbita maxima	Australia	A variety with a blue-gray skin, named after the Western Australian town of Jarrahdale. The Jarrahdale closely resembles the Queensland Blue. It cuts easily, and has orange, sweet-tasting flesh.
Jonathan pumpkin[13][90]	Cucurbita argyrosperma		Available commercially as early as 1891 from Livingston Seed. The name Jonathan may originate as a form of melioration against the character of Brother Jonathan which was sometimes used as mocking personification of the United States by satirists in Europe. Brother Jonathan was also used within the United States either as characterizing the epitome of thrift and industriousness, or an unsophisticated bumpkin.
Kabocha 日本南瓜 (栗子南瓜)	Cucurbita maxima	Japan	Kabocha is the general Japanese word for winter squashes. In English, the term "kabocha" is usually used for a green-skinned cultivar derived from buttercup squash.
Kentucky field pumpkin	Cucurbita moschata	Cuba, Mexico, or the United States	Kentucky field pumpkin is among the pumpkin cultivars grown specifically for jack-o-lantern carving. It has been classified as part of a group of Cucurbita moschata cultivars historically grown by the Seminole 塞米諾爾南瓜 people of the United States southeast, as well as by farmers in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. Similar cultivars were identified in Cuba as well as coastal and southern Mexico.
Musquée de Provence, Moscata di Provenza or fairytale pumpkin	Cucurbita moschata	France	A large pumpkin from France with sweet, fragrant, deep-orange flesh often sold by the slice due to its size.
Seminole pumpkin	Cucurbita moschata	Florida	A landrace originally cultivated by the Seminole people of what is now Florida. Naturalists in the 18th century recorded Seminole pumpkins growing with their vines hanging from trees.
Styrian pumpkin 史蒂利亞南瓜	Cucurbita pepo	Styria	Styrian pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo var. styriaca or var. oleifera) have hull-less seeds, which are used in Austria and Slovenia as part of a pumpkin seed oil industry that presses their roasted seeds.[99][100]
Sugar pumpkin 糖南瓜	Cucurbita pepo	North America	The sugar pumpkin is one of the earliest varieties of pumpkin documented by European colonists upon arrival in North America. It has sweeter flesh than the similar but larger Connecticut Field pumpkin from which sugar pumpkins may have been selected.