Why this pasta is actually different
Most people grab whatever penne is on the shelf and call it a day. Fair enough. But if you've ever cooked a proper ragu or a punchy arrabbiata and wondered why the sauce slides straight off, the pasta is often the culprit.
Rummo does slow-dried pasta, which sounds like marketing fluff until you actually cook it side by side with the own-brand stuff. The texture holds. The ridges on the No.66 grip sauce rather than just letting it pool at the bottom of the bowl. It's a small thing, but you notice it.
Personally, I keep a few bags in the cupboard for when I can be bothered to make a proper tomato sauce from scratch. It's the kind of pasta that doesn't let the effort down.
Who this is actually for
If you're cooking midweek pasta for kids who'll eat anything, honestly, don't bother. Any pasta will do.
But if you care even slightly about the result, or you're cooking for someone you're trying to impress, Rummo is worth the marginal extra effort of adding it to a Subscribe and Save order. At under a quid a bag it's not exactly a sacrifice.
One honest reservation: the Subscribe and Save model means you're committing to regular deliveries. Worth checking the frequency settings so you don't end up with twelve bags at once. Not that twelve bags of this would be the worst problem to have.
