Casarecce pasta 10 May 2014 at 10:35PM in Food shopping & groceries 11 replies 3.3K views

K9sandFelines

Does anybody know where i can buy this at a reasonable price? The only place online i can see it for the cheapest price of 95p is Sainsburys.However, as i don't normally shop there it would mean me doing so just for that item. I don't have a Sainsburys nearby, and as far as i can see the other three SMs don't sell it. I originally purchased it in Home Bargains; but unfortunately thats not local either. I have a B and M locally, but they don't have any. I love the texture and taste of it; but i am loathe to pay £1.80 for a 500g pack from Amazon.

Lynsey

I wouldn't pay £1.80 for 500g of pasta either.
Casarecce is only the shape and obviously the pasta quality can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. If the Sainsbury's one is good, then stock up when you get the chance or from Home Bargains if and when.
Penne should suit as well as others and I virtually use penne all the time now as I find it versatile. I've tried lots of shapes, but penne is my preferred choice now. A few different penne's, but they all do the same job.
What do you use as an alternative to casarecce??
Have you tried (if possible) a traditional Italian supermarket?? Still on the pricey side I'd imagine.

Happy hunting though and hope someone can point you in the right direction.
You have me wanting to try it now. lol
Luckily I have many Sainsbury's to choose from!!

Lynsey

totallybored

I might have bought it in M&S before. I'm quite fussy about pasta and normally only buy De Cecco or Barilla but I've bought some random shapes in M&S occasionally when they're on offer.

K9sandFelines

Not sure i'll get to either of those stores anytime soon. At the moment i am using spaghetti, farfalle, and the remainder of the packet of Casarecce. I also normally use Penne, Fusilli and linguine.

I am in a remote-ish town, so they probably won't have any Italian supermarkets anywhere and travelling to one would mean it costing the same as paying the extra. Ironically i work in an Italian restaurant; but they don't use Casarecce, and they are always quite despondant when i start asking questions about the products and whatnot, or too busy; so that's probably not an option.

I hope you get some from Sainsburys. Let me know what you think

K9sandFelines

totallybored wrote: »

I might have bought it in M&S before. I'm quite fussy about pasta and normally only buy De Cecco or Barilla but I've bought some random shapes in M&S occasionally when they're on offer.

Unfortunately the nearest M&S is in the same town as where HomeBargains and Sainsburys are. Perhaps i need to move there, in order to always have a supply on the go ...:rotfl:???

Alison_b_2

Strewth that is so expensive. I get mine from tesco for about a pound?

K9sandFelines

Alison_b wrote: »

Strewth that is so expensive. I get mine from tesco for about a pound?

Sure is. Maybe they have it instore but not online. As luck would have it I might just be going to HomeBargains on Sunday if I am not working, with my Dad as he has to go that way; so guess what I'll be stocking up on!!

raphanius

tesco sell it http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=262038163 dunno why they spell it differently though.

TravellingAbuela

The Bella Ricetta brand of Caserecce is back in Home Bargains - 59p for 500gm. I much prefer Barilla but it's so hard to find these days.

K9sandFelines

raphanius wrote: »

tesco sell it http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=262038163 dunno why they spell it differently though.

Missed that. Much appreciated.

K9sandFelines

TravellingAbuela wrote: »

The Bella Ricetta brand of Caserecce is back in Home Bargains - 59p for 500gm. I much prefer Barilla but it's so hard to find these days.

Will be going on Weds, so shall have to stock up