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Heartland Pasta

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lauriel234
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Has anyone tried Heartland pasta and/or cereal? Just heard about it and wanted to know any reactions to it.

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Idahogirl Apprentice
Idahogirl
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Never heard of it. I have tried the Tinkyada (sp?) pasta and it is the best. It is just like wheat pasta, you can hardly tell the difference. It is not mushy or gummy like regular rice pasta.

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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i have not tried them, but a woman at my local group loves them and hasn't had any issues... that's all i know!

they are here on net: Open Original Shared Link

Mahee34 Enthusiast
Mahee34
Posted

I've had the pasta and cereal....the pasta is pretty good however the cereal seems to be a big miss. Maybe it is just me, but the ceerios are just horrible....something about the flour used gives it a pretty terrible aftertaste when milk is added. They tast ok without milk, in small amounts.

Some people disagree with me, but I honestly think they're one of the more icky tasting things....but heck, at least someone is trying to make a cereal!!

nothungry Contributor
nothungry
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I have eaten the heartland pasta several times. It was excellent. I normally eat tinkyada but I got free samples of heartland at my support group. I would definitely buy it again, it cooked up al dente and even my gluten loving kids loved it. I think it would be great in a casserole! :)

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RiceGuy
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Looks like Heartland is making their pasta with corn :) I haven't found any corn pasta locally, so this is one I'd want to give a try if others have found it to be good. So far of the few rice pastas I've tried, Tinkyada is the best. A lot more starch ends up in the water than with the wheat stuff, so draining is even more important. Though I have just left the liquid in the pot if there wasn't too much, and thown in veggies and whatnot. Especially if I intend to add cheese anyway, the starch would only help form a sort of "sauce".

So, what about starch in the water from the corn pasta? According to the site, it cooks very fast (about 3 mins!) compared to Tinkyada, and they say not to overcook it. While Tinkyada holds up pretty well unless you really overcook it.

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