[1][2] Dan Schneider, the creator of the show, stated that he came up with the idea while writing the episode iWill Date Freddie.
In the show, it is stated that Spencer created the dish when he could not decide whether to make spaghetti or tacos for dinner.
with Bobby Flay in which the iCarly gang compete with fictional celebrity chef Ricky Flame to create the best spaghetti taco.
[1] Media scholar Robert Thompson of Syracuse University praised the dish, describing it as "an inevitability" and a "very important technological development" that made it possible for people to eat spaghetti without plates and in their car.
[1] There is even a recipe for a dessert version of spaghetti tacos, made with brownie mix, frosting, and preserved strawberries.