Thread Number: 92390  /  Tag: Recipes, Cooking Accessories
Ronzoni Discontinues Pastina Pasta No. 155
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Post# 1169997   1/20/2023 at 23:45 (460 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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And people are losing their minds!

news.yahoo.com/ronzonis-pastina-...

Hoarding has begun. Angry letters to Ronzoni and posts to social media.

Don't understand the fuss; Barilla and other brands have pastina and it's often better than Ronzoni IMHO.







Post# 1170003 , Reply# 1   1/21/2023 at 03:35 (460 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)        

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I remember I loved pastina when I was very young. Haven't had it much since.

 


Post# 1170027 , Reply# 2   1/21/2023 at 10:14 (459 days old) by angus (Fairfield, CT.)        

Apparently that particular product is made by a specific third party producer and that producer has decided it's too much trouble to make any longer. Ronzoni is now part of a group of companies under the same parent company ownership with sister brands like San Giorgio and Prince. I think a big part of the issue is that this particular product has been around since the beginning of time and is a staple for many families- most often a comfort food either served in chicken broth or plain with butter for children, or adults for that matter, who simply won't or can't eat anything else while ill - a rather iconic item. I guess as the article attached to Laundress' post points out, part of the issue is the "carb avoidance culture" of today. Interesting to me though that the same people who won't touch bread, pasta or potatoes think nothing of the carbs consumed when they drink. But I guess to each their own.

I managed to score the last two boxes of Ronzoni brand in a small ethnic market Thursday but literally haven't seen it on the shelves of the major stores for a while now. I see lots of new unnecessary shapes so some shapes must fall out of favor. Do we really need three or four types of penne? And I have to take issue with the article's comment that acini di Pepe or orzo are comparable because of their size. I like those shapes (as well as tubettini or ditalini) for certain applications, but they aren't Pastina. Understanding that this is a matter of personal taste, I see nothing wrong with Ronzoni products and use them regularly. Even if I could find Barila Pastina I wouldn't buy it. I simply don't like the taste of Barila - to me it has a weird metallic aftertaste and I feel it is too expensive for what it is. Many others feel their corporate policies are anti-gay so won't buy their stuff (I admit to not paying too much attention to that since I don't use their products anyway).

My dried pasta of choice however is DeCecco, but they don't make Pastina. I have seen one of those brands (I believe it's Colavita) that is sold in a bag that offers a shape called "Stelline" or little stars, that mimics the shape of Pastina). So that is an acceptable work around. And BTW, E-bay is seiling Ronzoni Pastina for around $24. per box. My ancestors would be spinning in their graves right now!!


Post# 1170032 , Reply# 3   1/21/2023 at 11:20 (459 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area)        

While I've heard of the Ronzoni brand, I don't think I've ever heard of Pastina. Maybe it was more of a regional product, perhaps in the Northeast.

The "carb avoidance culture" mentioned must be something more prevalent in other areas. Everytime I go to the store I see people five feet wide loading their carts full of frozen pizzas.


Post# 1170036 , Reply# 4   1/21/2023 at 11:51 (459 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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De Cecco makes Stelline "pastina" which is close as they and some others get.










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Post# 1170038 , Reply# 5   1/21/2023 at 12:06 (459 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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I haven't seen Ronzoni pasta around here in Canada for awhile though they still have a web presence and possibly I just never notice them. A big brand here is Catelli and when I googled to see who owned them it appears Barilla bought Catelli back in 2021.. I won't buy Barilla and now it seems I won't be buying Catelli products either. There are plenty of other brands to choose from. Besides I got myself a new pasta maker"for Xmas" and have been making my own spaghetti etc . It's so simple and easy.


Post# 1170046 , Reply# 6   1/21/2023 at 14:49 (459 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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Was looking into it further, why because I'm like that lol, anyways it seems like Ebro Foods which owned many of these brands like Ronzoni, Creamettes, Prince, etc did own Catelli in Canada but sold Catelli to Barilla. Creamettes is another brand of pasta I haven't seen sold here in years.. It was the go to pasta my mother bought


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