I set off to my local tesco with the plan to buy the Finest* Lunghi pasta but the had ran out off stock I was a tad disappointed as this looked the most 'fun' but after a quick browse through the strange shapes I decided to go for the Gigli instead (love the name by the way).
I cooked the pasta according to instructions and served with a light mushroom sauce for my two youngest and my hot spicy arribbiata for my eldest, my husband and myself.
All but one plate was cleared - my daughter who likes her pasta al dente didn't like the softness of this pasta. But for everyone else it was a huge hit.
The trumpet type shape trapped chunky parts of the sauce and Parmesan where as the smooth of the sauce clung nicely to the outside.
My boys commented that the pasta had a mildly sweet flavour but that could have been due to me under salting the water. Sorry boys.
All in all it was an enjoyable meal. My only quarm about buying it again is the price, £2.40 for what would normally cost me a lot less (I'm not apposed to buying from the value range) does leave me to question the affordability of a item for everyday meals. I would probably only buy again on a bogof or other special offer, then I might stock up.
Saying that I purchased a bag of Finest* Conchiglion at the same time as the Gigli, so I will see how that goes first.
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