Question: Can you recommend some quality imported and domestic packaged pasta?

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Reasonably priced and reliable imported brands:

  • Barilla

  • De Cecco

  • Geraldo di Nola

  • Delverde

  • La Molisana

Premium, pricey imported brands that are worth a try:

  • Rustichella

  • Dallari

  • Fini

  • Cipriani

  • Cav. Giuseppe Cocco

  • Michele Portoghese

  • Benedetto Cavalieri

Respectable domestic brands:

  • Ronzoni

  • Buitoni

If the instructions on a box of pasta tell you to rinse it, that is a sign of the lowest quality. Do not waste time on it.

This is only a sampling of reliable brands. Try those available in your area, experiment and let us know about any of your good discoveries.

-Lynne

Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Lynne Rossetto Kasper has won numerous awards as host of The Splendid Table, including two James Beard Foundation Awards (1998, 2008) for Best National Radio Show on Food, five Clarion Awards (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014) from Women in Communication, and a Gracie Allen Award in 2000 for Best Syndicated Talk Show.