Italian pasta "Barilla"

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

In the mind of any person, Italy and pasta are almost inseparable. No country in the world knows such unity in tastes. Barilla pasta can rightfully be considered one of the brightest representatives of the gastronomic tastes of Italians.

Historical roots

It all started in the 19th century, in 1877, when Pietro Barilla opened a small bakery shop in the very center of Parma. The range of products was not rich. Among other things, the main place was occupied by pasta. Made from durum wheat, it perfectly matched the national Italian culinary traditions. This event gave rise to a large family business.

No one could have imagined that Barilla pasta would become world famous in the future. A small shop has grown into an entire industry. At the helm of the company stood the sons of Barilla - Gu altiero and Ricardo. Production volumes grew over the years, and already in the thirties of the twentieth century, the company became a leader in the domestic market of Italy.

Young owners kept up with the times. Production has gradually become automated. Now the dough was prepared using a mechanical mixer, and a powerful cast-iron press was responsible for shaping the paste. In 1936, the company first tried filling machines, and Barilla pasta began to be sold in packages. Nobody has done this yet. The company grew every day: new stores opened, production expanded. Soon the famous pasta crossed the borders of his native Italy. She was already known throughout Europe and even in America.

Product range

From generation to generation, the Barilla family has run a successful company. Now three great-grandchildren of the famous businessman are at the helm. In their submission is not one, but thirty rather large enterprises. The assortment list of manufactured products is quite large. Among them pasta "Barilla" of the following types:

• cannelloni tubes for stuffing;
• spaghetti bavette, capellini, maccheroncini;
• Filini vermicelli;
• fusilli spirals;
• chelentani twisted products;
• grooved shells conchille rigate;
• mafaldine noodles;
• mezze penne and penne rigate feathers;
• fettuccine nests and more.

The company is constantly improving its level, introducing new technologies that allow us to produce products of the highest quality. This can be considered its distinguishing feature. In addition, the company's technologists have developed a new type of White Mill biscuit, which immediately appealed to customers. Almost all of Italy now eats this product for breakfast.

Pleasure withoutborders

Each, even the most inexperienced housewife in Italy, knows how to cook Barilla pasta quickly and tasty. The recipes for dishes are so diverse and numerous that it is perhaps impossible to choose the best one from them. Take, for example, pasta in tomato sauce with mozzarella. For cooking you will need:

• 0.5 kilograms of any Beryl pasta;
• 200 grams of mozzarella cheese and the same amount of onions;
• 1 kilogram of tomatoes;
• s alt;
• 3 garlic cloves;
• bay leaf;
• sugar;
• a little cardamom.

Preparing the dish is very simple:

1. Boil pasta.
2. While they reach readiness, you need to peel the onion, cut it into cubes and fry with a little vegetable oil.
3. Remove the skin from the tomatoes, and cut the flesh randomly into pieces and add to the pan with the onion.
4. Throw in the cheese and dissolve it completely, stirring slowly.
5. Add pasta to the prepared sauce, mix, heat together a little.

Now the contents of the pan can be put on a wide dish and safely served.

What the consumer thinks

Any manufacturer always wants to know the opinion about their product. There are promotions, demonstration tastings and regular statistical surveys. Barilla does the same. Pasta, reviews of which are negative, are removed fromproduction and are replaced by new species. But, as practice shows, the company's management has nothing to worry about. Consumers are very satisfied with the products of the famous company. Everyone unanimously notes the highest quality of the offered pasta.

Indeed, there are no foreign components in these products. The composition is a mixture of water and flour made from durum wheat. In addition, almost all types of Barilla products are prepared very quickly. The cooking process takes no more than 8 minutes. This is very convenient in the conditions of modern life, when time is sorely lacking. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that the use of flour of a certain quality allows the finished product to retain its shape and not turn into a thick, shapeless mess after cooking. There is only one drawback - the high price. But quality goods always cost more. Here everyone has the right to make the final decision.

Product energy value

"Barilla" - pasta, the calorie content of which is 359 units per 100 grams of dry product. In boiled pasta, the calorie content is halved and is already 180 units. This is only 18% of the average daily calorie intake. This should not be forgotten by those who, due to objective circumstances or on their own initiative, are forced to monitor the composition of their daily diet.

But sometimes you still want to treat yourself to something tasty. Therefore, it is necessary to be clear about howthen you have to deal with excess calorie reserves. It's not difficult at all. For example, 100 grams of such pasta is easy to neutralize with a fifty-minute run or an hour and a half walk. Swimmers can burn off extra calories in 35 minutes, and those who have a bike can do 45 minutes of outdoor riding.

The simplest option

Not only in Italy, but also in Russia, there are people who simply adore Barilla pasta. The recipe for a delicious and simple dish has already been thought out by the manufacturers themselves. To do this, they have developed several types of special sauces. Fragrant mixtures are prepared based on natural Italian tomatoes with the addition of a wide variety of products: basil, peppers and herbs, onions, garlic, parsley, thyme, olives and carrots. In different compositions and ratios, they give ready-made mixtures for every taste. It remains only to perform the simplest actions:

• boil pasta until half cooked;
• heat the sauce in a pan;
• add pasta to the boiling mixture and simmer everything together for a few minutes.

The dish will turn out even more delicious if you add minced meat or cheese to the fragrant mass. Barilla took this option into account as well. The company's technologists have developed special sauces containing these components. It will not be difficult for any housewife to prepare dinner with such products.