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Subject:     Re(2): Where Do You Buy Your Pasta and What Do You Buy?
Name:        Rafi
Posted:      January 23, 2002 at 18:59:07
 
In Reply To: Re(1): Where Do You Buy Your Pasta and What Do You Buy?
             Posted by Thi N. on January 23, 2002 at 00:26:47

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My late entry in the Pasta Stakes: I'll second Barilla for an everday box of spaghetti -- I made the switch from De Cecco following a long, similar pasta thread on the general topics board. It seems less pretentious for some reason --maybe just the packaging, but somehow the flavor, too... On the more pretentious -- and expensive side -- I like the Coppola pastas. Rustic, chewey, made from old brass dyes (sp?)... Haven't tried Delverde but will.... As far as good store-bought fresh pasta -- it's an oxymoron. Fresh pasta is only good when cooked immediately -- otherwise it gets very heavy and doughy. I say this as someone who supported himself through high school (well, a summer or two anyway) by making pasta in the window of a gourmet food store in Santa Monica... 
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