When an Italian tells you that durum wheat is better for making pasta than whole wheat, it’s probably wise to listen. But Cherry Healy wants proof–and only a side-by-side taste test can ...
Made from the flour of durum wheat, pasta takes its name from the pasty texture of the dough when it is first mixed. Different pastas have different names, many based on the different shapes the ...
Italian flour made from durum wheat is not easily available everywhere, so we recommend you use a mixture of bread flour and semolina. The semolina gives the pasta the necessary 'bite'.