Taste Test | Spaghetti
We couldn't wait to evaluate all the cool new pastas we'd seen in supermarkets. So imagine our surprise when, in a blind taste test of 17 spaghetti brands, the winners turned out to be old favorites.
| Pasta | Staff Comment | Interesting Bite |
| Rustichella d'Abruzzo | "Great consistency, texture and chew." | Made in Abruzzi from nineteenth-century bronze dies. |
| Ronzoni | "Good chewiness." | Emanuele Ronzoni, a native of Liguria, founded the company in the United States when he was still a teenager. |
| Barilla | "Has a nice lightness." | The best-selling brand in Italy. |
| De Cecco | "A lovely semolina flavor." | Manufactured at a low temperature to ensure its springy texture. |
--Monica F. Forrestall
