I know they are so good. I ate almost the whole thing by myself. Yes we call them zucchini. I have never heard them called courgettes. That is cool. They produce so many for one plant as well. Really you only need a couple plants to have a years worth of food. I have tried the spiral zucchini it is good that way. I think the trick is to catch the zucchini when it is small. I have 10 or more plants of zuchini this year. I am hoping to trade with others. I might be over run with zuchini but I am hoping it is a good problem to have.