I was walking home with my friend Angie and she told me about this tiny place called Russo’s Mozzarella & Pasta Corp.Russo’s Mozzarella & Pasta Corp. We would be walking passed it so why not stop in. They have a large selection of fresh pastas, raviolis, and some gnocci’s. We decided to try the Roasted Butternut Squash Ravioli and a fresh pasta that looked like telephone cord.
Not knowing what the ravioli would taste like, I decided to serve it with a lightly spiced chicken broth, peas, and cilantro. We liked that the raviolis had an abundant amount of filling. Unfortunately, even with such a light broth, the butternut squash filling was too bland. It was under-seasoned and lacked flavor.
We enjoyed the telephone cord shaped pasta more, especially the shape. It’s thick and chewy but lacks a bit of flavor as well. That was easily masked by the simple red meat sauce.
Generally, we weren’t that impressed with the quality but the fresh pasta is pretty inexpensive at $3 per 1 pound box. I would be willing to try a few more products before I ruled them out.
That’s sad. I can completely empathise with your frustration. I hate bad pasta just as I love good ones. In fact bad pasta had inspired me to start my blog
http://finelychopped-k.blogspot.com/2007/10/lost-in-sphagetti.html