Articles about the Pasta, Beans & Grains

This is actually just a comment. I am an oatmeal lover, and am about to start slow-cooking them overnight on the recommendation of a friend. I know that the quality and taste reviews of McCann's and Honeyville are very similar, but the notion propagated by some that these are substantially cheaper is not correct. Here on Amazon, even without the auto-ship discount, the McCann's 4-pack is 22.38 cents/ounce [with free prime shipping], while the Honeyville is 22.54 [including shipping]. If you sign up for auto-ship, the price per ounce for McCann's drops to 19 cents per ounce. So, granted, Honeyville is the cheapest to buy for your first bowl by almost $10, but not in the long run.

Cipriani Food Tagliarelle Extra Thin Egg Pasta. 8.82 oz. In 1931 Giuseppe Cipriani opened the doors to Harry's Bar, just off Piazza San Marco in Venice. The concept was to serve his customers as they would want to be served themselves. The secret of the Cipriani restaurants is to treat each guest as royalty. The pasta they have created is special, seven grade a fresh eggs are used in every kilo of pasta, the dough is processed throught the press one hundred times, making it thin, and delicate in texture.

Cipriani has always made their own pasta and the experience they have gained over the years, has taught them that in egg pasta, there are three important elements. The flour must be made from durum wheat, the best grade eggs must be used and the pasta must be worked with care, rolled over and over again, never so much as to overheat it, but enough to give it that special quality. If all these precepts are followed, the pasta will have the essential characteristics of being both firm and soft. Two attributes that would seem to be in opposition, but which real pasta lovers recognize perfectly. If pasta of this class is then dried slowly at a low temperature, the resulting product will be unique. Serves 5 and cooks in 4 minutes.

This delicious squid ink spaghetti is perfect for serving with seafood dishes, including scallops, and other shellfish. Region: Sardegna Manicaretti products let people travel into Italian culture and history by enjoying traditional artisan foods.

What makes this Artisan pasta different from commercialy made pasta, is the pasta from two natural ingredients: stone ground durum flour from hard winter wheat and pure spring water. Rusticella pasta is air dried for a crucial 56 hours, wich creats adense, flavorful pasta that cooks perfectly al dente.A miniature version of penne, this tubular pasta is very versatile, us in pasta salad of toss with fresh tomatoes.