"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On 8 Jan 2016 16:27:22 GMT, KenK wrote:
>
>> I use either whole grain or regular and I never boil. Never tried whole
>> wheat. In fact, I can't recall ever seeing whole wheat lasagna pasta on
>> the
>> shelf.
>
> Looks like it was Delallo brand. I use a lot of their products. They
> are not cheap, but everything I've had is good. Stores either carry a
> bunch of their products, or none at all. They are like an upscale
> Goya of Italian food. They are a bulk olive bar supplier for many
> grocers around here.
>
> http://www.delallo.com/products/impo...o-boil-lasagna

Yes. That's what it was. Very good stuff. I guess I am wishy washy about
pasta. Although it's not really a favorite food, I do prefer a really good,
usually expensive pasta. I can tell the difference. OTOH, cheap pasta is
one of the least expensive foods you can get and I am okay with eating that
too, if only because I know it is cheap.

When we had to eat whole wheat pasta because someone was on a diet that
required it, we ate the Hodgson Mill brand because I could get it for cheap
at Winco or online. But... As whole wheat pastas go, it's probably the
bottom of the barrel texture wise as it has a slightly unpleasant grittiness
to it. We still ate it because I knew it was cheap until I discovered some
whole wheat spaghetti at Costco. It was the Garofalo brand. It was
probably just as cheap or close to it but I had to buy many packages and
they only ever had the spaghetti. But it was far superior in texture so I
mainly went with that unless I was making something to where I really did
need some other shape.

I have also managed to get good pasta at Big Lots but it has been sporadic.
I never know when they might have it. And the last few times I have
checked, much of what they have either contains egg or may contain it.