Einkorn Pasta – A Surprising Delight
I usually tell people that whole grain pastas were never meant to be. They are slimy, don’t mix in the flavor of the sauce, and fall apart very easily on the plate. But after eating einkorn pasta, I’m taking that all back.
I never considered that einkorn pasta could be very different than any other whole grain pasta until Jovial sent a free sample to talk about on the blog. Even then, it sat on my shelf for quite some time because I didn’t think it was worth trying.
Finally, I felt up to it one day and cooked the pasta for dinner. WOW! I loved it, and so did my entire family. I went to The Good Earth (our local health food store) and found it to be available at a great discount so I bought several more boxes.
A special dinner with guests was coming up so I decided to cook up the einkorn pasta with my special pesto recipe. It was a hit with our guests too!
The einkorn pasta adds a perfect flavor to the dish and it doesn’t taste grainy or feel slimy. Instead, it was sweet, slightly nutty, rich in flavor, the texture was very desirable. Einkorn’s nutritional qualities combined with the tasty pasta make it real winner in my book. Nice work Jovial!
I noticed they have several types of einkorn pasta listed for sale on Amazon
- Jovial Organic Whole Grain Einkorn Spaghetti, 12-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6)
- Jovial Organic Whole Grain Einkorn Fusilli, 12-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6)
- Jovial Organic Whole Grain Einkorn Rigatoni, 12-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6)
- Jovial Organic Whole Grain Einkorn Linguine, 12-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6)
Thanks to Jovial, I can eat whole grain pasta (and like it). Have any of you tried the einkorn pasta from Jovial? If so, leave a comment. I’m interested to know how you liked it.
27 thoughts on “Einkorn Pasta – A Surprising Delight”
For my birthday was given the Kitchenaid pasta press and I’d like to use freshly milled whole grain einkorn. Do you have a recipe that will work for pasta? Thanks
Hi Diana, you can try this recipe. You can also just substitute the whole grain flour in a pasta recipe that calls for all-purpose flour. You will just want to watch consistency. I hope that helps.
I live in Vancouver, B.C., and have been having a hard time finding a way to access einkorn products. After much research, weighing the cost of shipping, etc., I decided to by a grain mill (Komo) and organic Einkorn berries from fieldstoneorganics.ca. That mill was a big investment, and so it will take me a long, long time to break even on the cost-savings, but I figure the health benefits of being able to access freshly milled flour is priceless anyway. Fieldstone Organics also carry dent corn which you can grind into fresh cornmill using the Komo grain mill. It was surprisingly difficult to find a source of dent corn in Vancouver (and hard to find someone who carries both einkorn and dent corn), so two birds with one stone!
The major downside is that I need to buy a 5kg bag to help offset the cost of shipping… so if anyone finds a local source for einkorn berries or dent corn, please let me know! ([email protected])
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