Does anyone know of a place to get fresh pasta (to cook) near the Rialto? Or anywhere else. I haven't seen any. I also couldn't find the deli mentioned in the book, on Sotopotego dei do Mori. Thanks!
Posted by
Arctophilia, Northamptonshire, England
34849 posts
It is possible that you are having trouble because pasta is not a Venetian dish. The Veneto is much more renowned for polenta and risotto.
Posted by
California
494 posts
You can buy fresh pasta across the Rialto bridge (San Marco side): a shop across the Coin department store and from the Colussi bakery on Campo San Luca.
For deli, we go to Casa del Parmigiano, in the same campo as the Rialto Mercato vaporetto stop. This shop also sells some fresh pasta.
Posted by
Italy
3812 posts
The only types of pasta that italians eat fresh are those made with eggs: taglietelle, lasagne and all the stuffed ones (tortellini, agnolotti, ravioli etc.).
Eating fresh dried pasta (i.e. spaghetti and all the stuff often from the poor, egg-less southern regions) would make no sense: fresh would just mean watery.
None of the above shapes is (are?) typical of Venice , in the Veneto region you must look for a spaghetti-like pasta called Bigoli.
The Bigolis were a dried pasta, but more and more chefs use eggs these days, so look for them on menus.
A traditional recipe is bigoli with anchovies and onions, from Padua if I'm not wrong.
Posted by
San Jose, CA
99 posts
We found some in the coop market in the Santa Croce sestiere just a few days ago.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17612 posts
And they had it at the Supermercato Punto Simply near Campo Manin when we were last there. This is fairly close to Rialto Bridge on the San Marco side..
Posted by
OP
7 posts
Thanks everyone. I got some packaged taglietelle at a Conad. Not amazing, but better than anything I could get at home. I'm sure I knew that the Veneto is much more renowned for polenta and risotto, but I can't cook them in a tiny apartment kitchen with inferior cookware. Also don't feel like taking the time. Casa del Parmigiano sounds great! I'll look for it tomorrow.