Dried Pasta

I think plastic storage has made some rice go rancid. Here are two. I had Basmati rice in a similar type of container that I had recycled for storage and opened it and it smelled rancid. I had c...

by Melanie Wong 4 months ago

An entertaining and informative read from “the Bernstein of Bucatini”.

by Melanie Wong 5 months ago

Just heard from a friend how much he's loving the dried pasta made by Etto Pastificio using American grains manufactured using traditional Italian bronze dies. It also sells fresh pasta, truffles a...

I've made angel hair pasta twice in the last week. One was an Italian brand the other an American made store brand. Both were 100% Durum Wheat Semolina and the ingredient list very similar. The Ita...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Okay, who's hoarding this and how'd you like it with meatballs? * * * * Laura Whittaker, senior manager at Ann Summers, says the surge in interest took the company by surprise. “We’re living ...

by kaleokahu 1 year ago

About a year ago, I bought a package of Bucatini #6, and was amazed by the flavor difference between it and solid-strand pasta like spaghetti and linguine. It just seems to absorb sauces like craz...

by Melanie Wong 10 years ago

The weekend before Christmas was the December New Tastemarket at St. Gregory’s Episcopal on Potrero Hill, basically an updated, hipper version of a church bazaar with home cooks and underground foo...

by Monica 3 years ago

I bought 6 boxes of LB's pasta from Shoprite over the weekend for a buck each. I thought the pasta was really good. It soaked up the sauce really nicely and the texture was good too. My new go t...

I searched the lasagna threads, but didn't see anything specifically addressing this. I've heard from various sources that you can make a perfectly good lasagna without boiling the noodles before-...

by delys77 7 years ago

Greetings all! Please use this thread to post your reviews of the following: Pasta Fish Remember to review the thread in order to ensure you reply to the original post on any recipe you ...

Bosas is no longer selling Pasta Riscossa at all. I really like their uncut ziti (the really long ones). I've checked Santa Barbara and La Grotta to no avail. Does anyone know who is still selli...

Never know what to do with this instruction to salt pasta water

A pretty specific question: I'm looking for bucatini/perciatelli in Park Slope that isn't the Ronzoni brand stuff. I'm not a fan of Ronzoni. I've had De Cecco before and it's fine; I hear tales of ...

Is anyone aware of Martelli pasta sold in a retail store?

I've been trying to figure out differences in Italian-made, 100% Durum 'thin' spaghettis. I've cooked them 8-10 minutes. I find Barilla, Divella, De Cecco to be basically the same with De Cecco pri...

We'll be in Naples and then driving south from there. We want to purchase some good quality dried pasta (unique cuts that we can't find in NA) to bring home as souvenir gifts.

by paizley 4 years ago

Lately, I've been throwing whole garlic cloves in to the pasta water. Adds a nice flavor and those whole cooked cloves are tasty. Peppercorns and whole chiles sometimes go in also. I find the pasta...

Look what I found the other day when I stopped by Aldi to pick up a gallon of milk....the cutest pasta in ages! Its red color is food based too. The question for chowhounds is -- what sauce o...