Whether as part of a coeliac diet or for more general health and wellbeing reasons, the consumption of gluten-free products continues to rise, with at least 15 per cent of UK households avoiding wheat and gluten in their diets. There is a huge array of gluten-free products available these days, many of them a satisfying substitute for the original products, other less so. When it comes to pasta, we concluded that ‘Made in Italy’ brands would offer the best and most authentic-tasting alternatives, given that the consumption of pasta is such a cornerstone of cucina italiana. We looked at cooking times, texture and flavour in a selection of long and short pasta, made from wheat flour substitutes such as rice, maize, quinoa and chestnuts.
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