Ever tried chick pea spaghetti?

amother

OP ↓

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 7:06 pm

How's the taste?
How does it compare to brown rice spaghetti?

amother

Wisteria

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 7:08 pm

Yes I threw it out. Didn’t taste good.

amother

Mayflower

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 7:09 pm

I've tried lentil pasta (red in color)

It's not as soft as regular pasta. Brown rice pasta had a more mushy (?) kind of texture. Lentil pasta was kind of permanently al dente.

I've never tried chick pea pasta but it's on my list to try out after YT.

amother

Petunia ↓

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 7:09 pm

On its own not great. Drowning in sauce, delish. Taste is stronger than rice but texture stays good longer.

amother

Razzmatazz

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 7:10 pm

I tried chickpea pasta for mac and cheese. Had a slightly nutty flavor but was otherwise not noticeable.

amother

↑ OP

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 7:10 pm

I want to use it with saucy meatballs

amother

↑ Petunia

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 7:12 pm

amother OP wrote:

I want to use it with saucy meatballs

I doubt you would notice any taste under the sauce

coloredleaves

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 8:22 pm

We have it at least once a week for dinner. We like it with sauce and/ or a lot of cheese and spices. We being my family with kids- one or two members are gluten feee and I cook all gluten free except challa on shabbos. If you're a real foodie not the same but if u aren't addicted to/ totlaly into the exact way regular Mack and cheese tastes, I think you'd like it in its own right. No one complains here

amother

Lime

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 8:52 pm

Tried it in baked ziti was gross never tried again hope you have better luck

amother

Brunette

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 11:54 pm

I personally didn't like the flavor of the chickpeas. I also didn't like lentil spaghetti. I did prefer the brown rice spaghetti as it had a flavor closer to 'real' spaghetti.
But I guess if it's covered in sauce, the flavor won't stand out so much.

amother

Lavender

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 2:17 am

I’m not a fan, but my child who has been having it her whole life is very happy with it. Texture wise it’s way easier to work with and has far more nutrition than cassava or rice pasta.

amother

Acacia

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 4:40 am

I could totally not tell the difference. Red lentil pasta was also good.

amother

Cappuccino

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 7:11 am

I personally found it to be awful

mha3484

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 7:12 am

I liked the chickpea. Of all the gluten free pastas banza was my favorite. Shame its so expensive. But I thought the texture was very close to regular wheat pasta.

chocolate moose

Yesterday at 4:25 pm

I thnik it's closest to a noodle taste.

amother

Aquamarine

Yesterday at 4:28 pm

It was okay. The texture is a little interesting.. I love chickpeas but imho, different tafkids for different foods..

Simple1

Yesterday at 4:33 pm

I tried the lentil one. It was ok but different, like a stronger flavor. My picky eater liked it which is saying something. And one actually appreciated the deeper flavor. But look at the nutrition info before buying because it still has carbs and while there was more protein, I don’t remember how significant the difference is - regular pasta has a little protein.