FAQ
You will find below a list of frequently asked questions, grouped into categories to help you find relevant questions more easily. However, if you have a question which is not answered here then please do email us.
- Q: Where can I buy Pasta Reale products
- Q: What should I serve with pasta
- Q: What are the differences between fresh and dry pasta
- Q: Is fresh pasta healthy
- Q: I have a nut allergy can I eat any of your products
- Q: I am vegetarian which of your products if any are suitable for vegetarians
- Q: How do you cook perfect pasta
- Q: Do any of your products contain artificial ingredients
- Q: Can I freeze fresh pasta
Sauce Soup Stock and Gravy Questions
- Q: Where can I buy your products
- Q: What are the differences between fresh and ambient products
- Q: I find your pots difficult to open - is there an easy way
- Q: Do any of your products contain artificial ingredients
General Questions
- Q: Which of your products are suitable for vegetarians
- Q: Which of your products are organic
- Q: Where can I buy Pasta Reale and Joubčre products
- Q: What is the Companys stance on GM products
Q: Where can I buy Pasta Reale products
Answer
The following supermarkets stock some or all of the range:
UK Budgens, Booths, Costcutter, NISA, Morrisons, Spar, Whole Foods Market (Fresh & Wild) and selected independent stores.
Republic of Ireland
Dunnes, Superquinn
Channel Islands
Checkers, Co-op, Le Riche,
As Store ranges often change and we produce some products for retailers under their own labels for further information please contact us.
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Back to FAQ'sQ: What should I serve with pasta
Answer
Dressed green salad, tomato salad, garlic bread, ciabatta are all ideal served with fresh pasta.
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Q: What are the differences between fresh and dry pasta
Answer
Fresh pasta is simply pasteurised (like milk) to make it last longer. Because of this short gentle process fresh pasta retains the nutritional benefits, the full flavour and the natural colours of its ingredients.
Dry pasta, however, uses a much longer process to enable it to last even longer on the shelf. As a result of this process it does not retain all the freshness of its ingredients.
Fresh pasta offers a much wider choice of flavours and fillings e.g. Tagliatelle Garlic and Herb, Tortelloni Spinach & Ricotta, Mushroom Ravioli. Look at our full range of Fresh Pasta products
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Fresh pasta is healthy. Unfilled pasta contains approximately 2.5g fat per serving and filled pasta varies from 3g to 10g fat depending on which flavour variety you choose.
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Back to FAQ'sQ: I have a nut allergy can I eat any of your products
Answer
You can eat all our pasta products. Our pasta factory is a "nut free" site.
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Back to FAQ'sQ: I am vegetarian which of your products if any are suitable for vegetarians
Answer
Yes, a lot of our products are suitable for vegetarians. Look at our Vegetarian Products & Recipes.
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Back to FAQ'sQ: How do you cook perfect pasta
Answer
There are several ways to cook fresh pasta, they are:
Boil
Ovenbake
Deep fry
Boil
For perfect boiled pasta, you need plenty of salted boiling water.
For every 100g of pasta you need 1 litre of water and between 5-8g of salt.
The salt has to be added when the water is boiling.
When cooking unfilled pasta you need to cook it on high so the pasta will tumble in the water to achieve the optimum texture and prevent it from sticking.
When cooking filled pasta you need to cook the pasta gently to avoid the filling leaking.
Oven bake
For optimum oven baked pasta, cook the pasta according to the pack instructions minus 1 minute. (If you are short of time you can leave this step out.)
Place the pasta in an ovenproof dish and pour over 500g of your chosen sauce. Stir well, sprinkle with some grated cheese and put in a pre-heated oven (180şC, Gas Mark 5) for 20-25 minutes. Stir once or twice during cooking.
Deep-fried pasta
Deep-fried filled pasta is ideal served as a starter or a canapé.
Cook the filled pasta according to the pack instructions.
Coat the cooked pasta in a light batter and then sprinkle with breadcrumbs and deep fry until golden. You can serve this by itself or dipped in a piquant sauce (e.g. Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce).
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Back to FAQ'sQ: Do any of your products contain artificial ingredients
Answer
We do not add any artificial ingredients to our products. We believe in order to offer you the best products we need to use top quality ingredients.
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Yes, fresh pasta can be easily frozen, and even better still there is no need to thaw pasta before cooking it. You cook frozen pasta straight from frozen in the same way as fresh (i.e. place pasta in salted boiling water, return to the boil and then cook for time stated on pack).
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Q: Where can I buy your products?
Answer
The following supermarkets stock some or all of the pasta sauce range:
Morrisons, Co-op, Budgens, Booths, Costcutter, Cullens, Dunnes, Esso Snack ‘n’ Shop, Europa, Harts, Jacksons, Le Riche, and Superquinn.
The following stores stock some or all of our Soups, meal solution sauces, stocks and gravies: Booths, Budgens, Fortnum & Masons, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges and Waitrose.
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Q: What are the differences between fresh and ambient products
Answer
Pasta Reale and Joubčre products are freshly made in the traditional way using fresh, quality ingredients. We believe this makes our fresh products better tasting.
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Q: I find your pots difficult to open - is there an easy way
Answer
First of all you need to break the tab and then take off the lid. The tab is there to help stop people tampering with the product.
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Q: Do any of your products contain artificial ingredients
Answer
We do not add any artificial ingredients to our products. We believe in order to offer you the best products we need to use top quality ingredients.
If you require any additional information or wish to add anything to the above answer, please email us with your comments.
Q: Which of your products are suitable for vegetarians
Answer
The following products and recipes are Suitable for Vegetarians.
If you require any additional information or wish to add anything to the above answer, please email us with your comments.
Q: Which of your products are organic
Answer
The following products and recipes are Organic.
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Q: Where can I buy Pasta Reale and Joubčre products
Answer
The following supermarkets stock some or all of the pasta and pasta sauce range: Morrisons, Co-op, Budgens, Booths, Costcutter, Cullens, Dunnes, Esso Snack ‘n’ Shop, Europa, Harts, Jacksons, Le Riche, Superquinn and Total.
The following stores stock some or all of our soups, meal solution sauces, stocks and gravies: Booths, Budgens, Fortnum & Masons, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges and Waitrose.
If you require any additional information or wish to add anything to the above answer, please email us with your comments.
Q: What is the Companys stance on GM products
Answer
We respect that consumers have the right to make informed choices regarding the food they eat.
All suppliers to Pasta Reale and Joubčre are asked to confirm that all raw materials and ingredients are guaranteed to be GM free either by IP or PCR testing.
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