Nongshim, Two Types of 'Pastarang'... High-Quality Pasta to Enjoy at Home

Nongshim 'Pastarang' 2 types of products. Photo by Nongshim

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Nongshim has launched two new convenient pasta products, ‘Pastarang’ Mushroom Cream and Bolognese, offering restaurant-quality taste and quality.

The two Pastarang varieties feature wide noodles made from durum wheat semolina, a flour specially used for pasta, paired with sauces contained in retort pouches, enhancing both flavor and storage convenience. They use Italy’s representative pasta noodle, ‘Tagliatelle,’ characterized by its long and wide shape. Nongshim determined that the key to great pasta is the noodles, so they began developing noodles that cook quickly while preserving the unique texture of pasta. In particular, the thickness of the noodle strands was finely varied so that when cooked, the noodles twist slightly, making them appear fuller and allowing the sauce to adhere better. This applies the principle that noodles swell differently depending on their thickness when boiled.

For the sauces, tomato and cream were chosen due to their widespread popularity. Instead of powdered soup, the sauces are packaged in retort pouches similar to ready meals, allowing for a richer taste. The Mushroom Cream sauce features a smooth cream base blended with the flavor of shiitake mushrooms. It includes a topping of bread crumbs with a rich cheese flavor added after cooking, enhancing both texture and taste. The Bolognese sauce contains tomato sauce blended with beef, pork, herbs, and butter, delivering a deep and rich flavor.

Starting with Pastarang, Nongshim has entered the convenient pasta market and plans to diversify its product categories by introducing various noodle dishes in the future.

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