Where is Barilla pasta made — in the United States or Italy?
Barilla Pasta that is sold in the United States is made in our plant in Ames, Iowa, with a few exceptions. Barilla Tortellini and Barilla Oven Ready Lasagne are made in Italy. Our Barilla Italy products state “Product of Italy, Distributed by Barilla America, Inc.” on the packaging. Barilla opened the Ames plant in the fall of 1998. The Barilla family was very concerned about maintaining Barilla’s high quality standards in the new plant. Consequently, the machines used in our Ames plant are the same as used in our plant in Parma, Italy. The recipe and the wheat blend are the same as that used in Parma, Italy. Barilla purchases its wheat from around the world, ending up with the best wheat available.
I like Barilla Pasta very much. It is really the same as Italian, especially if you season it with a good sauce on tomatoes and garlic or with sour cream and mushrooms. Frankly speaking, I often make lasagna and pasta by myself, but it is of the absolutely other taste. This Easter there were good prices for pasta-makers on https://kitease.com/ and my husband presented me it. Indeed, I’m glad and inspired by it, I prepared a bunch of pasta that I had to froze because we do not eat so much. LOL
