vegetable spaghetti originally (in the 1930s) an American cultivar of the squashC. pepo; also known as spaghetti squash or noodle squash. The ripe fruits are ochre/light buff in colour, about 24 cm (9") long and 0.75 kg (1.5 lb) or more in weight. What is special about them is that the stringy fibres, which in a normal squash form a small layer between the flesh and the seeds, are over-developed so that they take up most of the inside and look and handle remarkably like spaghetti. The taste is bland, so this vegetable goes best with something which has a stronger flavour.
In the latter part of the 20th century several new cultivars of a hybrid of C. pepo were introduced, all having similar characteristics to the original vegetable spaghetti but mostly with fruits which are orange when ripe. Among these Orangetti is prominent. White Fall is larger and creamy white.
