I’ve often pondered the double irony that, while many of us with celiac disease love pasta, we can’t have it; and quite frankly, we wish we hadn’t tried in its gluten-free form. While I’m grateful that many grocery store brands have rolled out gluten-free options, they frequently disappoint. Have you tasted the stuff? Mushy, weirdly gooey, gloppy with a hint of garbanzo bean, it’s enough to make the family dog spit it out. (True story.)
Enter Jovial! Based in Italy and Connecticut, Jovial makes a wide range of top-quality products, from pasta and cookies to cannellini beans, olive oil, and tomatoes. While they are known for their einkorn wheat range, their gluten free line is amazing. Especially the pasta.
Made in Italy and 100% organic, Jovial’s gluten free brown rice pasta is the best I have tasted yet. It doesn’t lose its shape, stick, or disintegrate into a gloppy mess like so many other brands. You have to watch the pasta carefully while boiling lest it overcook, but that being said, it retains its fine texture. And the taste! It doesn’t taste gluten free AT ALL. Firm, flavorful, fabulous. We’ve served it to non-Celiacs who hate gluten free food and they couldn’t believe it was gluten-free.
Pick your type: spaghetti, linguine, bowties, penne, shells, caserecci, manicotti, lasagna noodles, and more. You won’t be disappointed! There’s even an 100% organic cassava offering for the grain-free crowd.
Find Jovial on their website, online retailers such as Thrive and Amazon, and grocery stores like Wal-Mart, Hannaford, Whole Foods. Peruse their Instagram here.
N.B.: Not sponsored. I am not affiliated with Jovial and I have not been paid to write this post. Links are not affiliate (at this point). All pasta was purchased by me with no obligation to review.
Bravo to Jovial! My family enjoys their products, too, especially their varieties of Gluten-Free pasta. Thanks for posting links to sources. 😊