Dan Pashman of The Sporkful podcast has spent the past three years on a mission to create a new pasta shape. His hard work has finally paid off with the debut of cascatelli pasta, now available for purchase from Sfoglini. Pashman and Sfoglini collaborated to engineer a shape that maximizes sauce adhesion, forkability, and bite satisfaction. Cascatelli is designed to excel in these three areas, which Pashman believes are crucial for any pasta shape. The invention of cascatelli was documented in a 5-part series on The Sporkful podcast and on Instagram. While there is high demand for cascatelli, currently only 5-lb bulk bags are available for purchase.
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