What Rummo actually is
Rummo is not a premium brand in the fancy-packaging sense. It's a Neapolitan pasta maker with a slow-process method ("lenta lavorazione") that involves lower drying temperatures over a longer time. The idea is that you preserve more of the wheat's structure. Whether you care about that technically or not, the result is pasta that holds its shape under heat better than most supermarket options.
I made a simple aglio e olio with a bag last month. No frills, just garlic, oil, a bit of chilli. The kind of dish where the pasta is the whole point. It held a proper bite, didn't go glassy or limp when I tossed it in the pan, and the sauce actually clung rather than sliding straight off.
Who this is for
Honestly, if you're cooking pasta for kids who won't notice the difference, stick with whatever's on offer at Tesco. This is for people who cook Italian food with a bit of care and want a consistent result without spending proper money on it.
At around £1.11 on Subscribe and Save, it's barely more than own-brand. That's the bit worth paying attention to. Rummo usually sits a fair bit higher than this.
One reservation
Subscribe and Save means committing to repeat deliveries. If you forget to manage your subscription, you'll end up with eight bags in six months. Not the worst problem, but worth knowing going in. Check your delivery frequency before you confirm.
