Why Is There a Bucatini Shortage in America?
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Why Is There a Bucatini Shortage in America?
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#2Great. Reminds me of the start of a Murakami novel. "I was cooking pasta in the kitchen, and carefully preparing a simple salad, when I noticed the clock in the wall began ticking backward. That wasn't all, outside... "
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#3For what it’s worth, I bought bucatini at Zabar’s a little bit over two months ago — but I had to ask! :-)
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#4Hilarious writing, and a very intriguing investigation into this mystery!
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#5I'm glad someone else noticed it.
During the height of the first pandemic wave in Canada, I literally couldn't find Bucatini anywhere, specifically De Cecco which IMO is superior to some other brands where I live. I went to dozens of supermarkets and they had every variant of pasta except Bucatini and I really couldn't understand what the heck was going on.
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#6At the beginning of the article I was thinking surely there are more important things to write about, but it dives down a pretty absurd rabbit hole. Especially funny is when the pasta spokesperson begins commiserating that the reporter is making more work for them.
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#7It is a wonderful pasta, but doesn't really surprise me that there could be a shortage as it isn't necessarily a pasta that every grocery store will carry. In my own little community (founded by Italians...), there's only one place that carries it with any regularity anyway.
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#8If you’re looking for a TL;DR:
People are using bucatini as eco-friendly straws, but uncooked pasta isn’t safe so the FDA temporarily blocked it or something.
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#9If you’re looking for a TL;DR: People are using bucatini as eco-friendly straws, but uncooked pasta isn’t safe so the FDA temporarily blocked it or something.
The straws theory is mentioned, yes, but the article specifically details how the FDA action was based on the measured iron content of De Cecco's pasta, and it also discusses reasons for scarcity of other manufacturers' bucatini.
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#10I'm glad someone else noticed it. During the height of the first pandemic wave in Canada, I literally couldn't find Bucatini anywhere, specifically De Cecco which IMO is superior to some other brands where I live. I went to dozens of supermarkets and they had every variant of pasta except Bucatini and I really couldn't understand what the heck was going on.
Looks like it's had pretty good availability on amazon.ca, but OOS for the last month:
https://ca.camelcamelcamel.com/product/B07N21XB55
but like 5x the price on .com
https://www.amazon.com/Molisana-Italian-Bucatini-oz-Pkgs/dp/...