My favorite gluten-free pasta of all time is a rice pasta from Italy, called Il Macchiaiolo. Soft and pliable, with a long stretch shape to hold sauces, this is impeccable pasta. Made by artisans, Il Macchiaiolo has been brought into the US by the good folks at Ritrovo.
Ilyse and Ron bring beautiful foods from Italy — mostly organic and made in the tradition of grandfathers — to us lucky enough in the US to find them. And to my surprise and honor, they recently asked me if they could put a sticker on the packages of the rice pasta: Recommended by the Gluten-Free Girl. Of course.
This means that when I go to a grocery store here in Seattle, I reach for the rice pasta, and then stop. I laugh. This cracks me up. Recommended by me, bought by me.
Really, I do recommend it.
That little label makes me smile every time I see it. I'm glad to see your new project up and running, too.
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ReplyDeleteWe ordered some of this pasta and found it sticky and mushy. Did we do something wrong?
While planning a 10-day trip to visit my in-laws, I sent an email explaining my gluten issue along with a list of can-eats and can-not-eats. They were all incredibily supportive and went out of their way to make sure I could eat everything they prepared. On Christmas day, I received two bags of Il Macchiaiolo pasta. And what did I spot on the bag? "Recommended by the Gluten-Free Girl." It's a small gluten-free world! They purchased it because your sticker jumped out at them. Your site is wonderful, thank you!
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