I hear that fresh pasta is comparable to fresh bread.
Interesting. Links or stories? I am very much aware of the difference between fresh-baked bread and “plastic bread” from the supermarket. It’s huge. Are people claiming freshly-made pasta is different to the same degree?
Are people claiming freshly-made pasta is different to the same degree?
It appears not. [1][2][3] Fresh pasta has a more pronounced flavor, and is generally made with a superior variety of flour (that doesn’t keep as well), which means less of the flavor work is done by the sauce.
(I don’t think I’ve ever had fresh pasta, and so don’t have any first-hand reports. I do think fresh bread is worlds better than supermarket bread, though.)
Also, in America at least, making fresh pasta is a very grandmothery thing to do, and so my prior was high enough to be remarkable.
Interesting. Links or stories? I am very much aware of the difference between fresh-baked bread and “plastic bread” from the supermarket. It’s huge. Are people claiming freshly-made pasta is different to the same degree?
It appears not. [1] [2] [3] Fresh pasta has a more pronounced flavor, and is generally made with a superior variety of flour (that doesn’t keep as well), which means less of the flavor work is done by the sauce.
(I don’t think I’ve ever had fresh pasta, and so don’t have any first-hand reports. I do think fresh bread is worlds better than supermarket bread, though.)
Also, in America at least, making fresh pasta is a very grandmothery thing to do, and so my prior was high enough to be remarkable.
Hmm… I am getting curious. Not yet to the degree of making fresh pasta myself, but I recall that there is WholeFoods nearby that sells it...
On the other hand pasta is basically boiled wheat dough and I generally find dough as bread to be yummier than dough as pasta.