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Why Pasta Lovers Should Be Stocking Up On Their Supply At Aldi
By David Tran
If pasta is a staple in your pantry, head to Aldi for its Priano bronze-cut pasta. Priano is Aldi's private label for Italian goods like dried pasta, pesto, and sauces.
You can find bronze cut rigatoni, casarecce, conchiglie, and other kinds of pasta at Aldi, and pasta lovers are praising the pasta line on several Reddit threads.
Many brands of bronze-cut pasta can be expensive, with most going for about $3 to $4. Aldi's bronze-cut pasta is priced at just over $2, so it's clear that this is a great bargain.
Bronze-cut pasta is beloved by chefs, culinary professionals, and home cooks because it's coarser than regular pasta and, as a result, absorbs and pumps up the flavor of sauces.
True to its name, the pasta is shaped through a bronze die that cuts and shapes the dough. This method helps to create deep ridges in the pasta that better hold onto the sauce.
Compared to other types of pasta, bronze-cut pasta also produces more starch in the water when it's boiled. You can then use that extra-starchy pasta water to thicken your sauce.