The Everyday Pasta Brand the Italians Buy (and You Should Too) — Tips from The Kitchn

When I was growing up, the only brand of pasta you'd find in our pantry was that blue box that starts with a B. The frequent commercials showed images of Italians in Italy eating it, so it must've been the best, right?

Then I actually went to Italy, to study abroad and then later for grad school. While I found boxes of my tried-and-true pasta at the neighborhood grocery stores, there was another blue box that squeezed up against them on the shelf. I'd seen this brand in the States, but hadn't paid much attention it.

After making friends with locals, learning the language, and cooking a whole lot of pasta, I learned one very important thing: I'd been buying the wrong pasta my whole life. Turns out, the Italians buy the other blue box.

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