Gluten Free Pasta: Rustichella D'Abruzzo Organic Rice Spaghetti - Product Review #6

Gluten Free Spaghetti

PRODUCT NAME:                              Organic 100% Rice Spaghetti

BRAND:                                             Rustichella D’Abruzzo

COST:                                               $7.75

SIZE:                                                 8.8oz

COST PER OZ:                                  $0.88/oz

CERTIFIED GLUTEN FREE:                NO

CERTIFICATION AGENCY:                 N/A

ORGANIC:                                         YES

CERTIFICATION AGENCY:                 Istituto Mediterraneo Di Certificazione

VEGAN:                                             Unknown

WHEAT FREE FACILITY:                    NO

LOCATION OF FACILITY:                  Italy

*These statements are based on the information printed on the product packaging. We cannot verify the accuracy of this information. For verification of the statements above, please contact the manufacturer.

REVIEW:

This pasta is the same brand and style as the pasta we tested yesterday, however We boiled the pasta and tossed it with olive oil and a little salt and pepper and served it with onions, squash, chicken and cheese.  Upon boiling it and draining the water, the spaghetti looked like it was mushy because of all of the starch that came out of it and when we tasted it, we realized that it was a coating of starch over it and it still had okay good texture and flavor.      

Taste:  This pasta was good, however it did not have as much flavor as the corn spaghetti from the day before.  This is a rice-based pasta, and generally speaking, rice pasta is really good at absorbing flavors from whatever it is topped with.  That was the case for this pasta; it absorbed the flavor of the chicken, onions, and squash really well. 

Labeling: The labeling is very simple yet attractive.  Combined with a few Italian words I cannot read, this pasta is the real thing…Italian pasta.

Packaging: The Packaging on this is a 2 part package.  The dry noodles are placed in a sealed air-tight bag that is stuffed into a recyclable paperboard box.  A little wasteful in material as it is pretty much double packaging, however with a wonderful taste and texture like this, I guess it can be forgiven.  

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RATING:

Texture:                 4             

Taste:                     3

Value:                    2

OVERALL:              3

Reviewed 9/28/10 by CC