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I have been meaning to try this gourd for a while now, and I see that seeds for it are listed in one of my main seed supplier's catalog. I am not sure if I'd want to grow it though, since I've never had it.

Google is of course, helpful in this regard, and I can't find anyone complaining about the flavor, but I'd probably bee right to assume that most pages about vegetables are written by fans.

If anyone here has had this, could you describe the taste texture, or whatever? Is it mostly flavorless?

it has a mild flavor and is textured like spaghetti. it is often used as a substitute for grain spaghetti. i have personally used it as pasta with a hand made from scratch tomato and veggie sauce and am fond of it.

I've tried it and really liked it. I've never had it as a substitute for actual spaghetti, but on it's own, it's very good.

After you cook it and scoop out the flesh it will look and separate just like angel hair spaghetti. However I find that it doesn't feel much like spaghetti between the teeth. It has a bit of a crisp bite to it and when you are eating it you know you are not eating spaghetti. It will probably dissapoint anyone who is expecting it to be a close match to spaghetti, but if you keep in mind that you are eating veg you wont feel any "loss" at all.

I love spaghetti squash and used to eat it quite often. It's very nice if tossed with minced garlic and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil while it's still nice and hot. Just by itself with a bit of butter and cracked pepper is good as well. Others may prefer a heavier sauce though, it depends on your tastes! smile

It's wonderful. It looks like spaghetti but it is textured like...well, squash. We've grown it in our family garden and it was worth it. I like it with butter, salt, pepper, and parmesean cheese.

It is fantastic. It has abit of a crunchy texture to it but I actually really like that part. I would love to grow my own eventually