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Subscribe to forums RSS#1 Sat 03 Feb 07 12:47pm
Femurs
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still can't find pasta flour
does anyone know of a shop in central London that sells it?
i do my grocery shopping online with Sainsburys and they don't have it. I have also looked in my local Sainsbury, Safeway and M& S - still no joy.
Help!!!! 
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#2 Sat 03 Feb 07 2:07pm
Cindy
Occupation Registered Nurse
- From Adelaide, OZ
- Member since Tue 03 Aug 04
Re: still can't find pasta flour
Just use plain flour. Sift it a few times and you should have no problems.
All the Italians I grew up with here in Australia used it and their pasta tasted great. I don't really taste the difference. The eggs are what put the flavour in the pasta. Make sure you use the best eggs you can get.
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#3 Sat 03 Feb 07 2:16pm
Anna
- Member since Fri 15 Apr 05
Re: still can't find pasta flour
I've seen it in my Sainsbury's, in the shelves around the deli bit, however a lot of the 'speciality' things available in store aren't online. If you're in London, go to Speck in Holland Park or Marylebone High St., or even any Carluccio's.
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#4 Sat 03 Feb 07 8:31pm
ady+deb
- Member Occupation ady=warehouseman, deb=powerhouse/godess
- From nr Heathrow , London
- Member since Thu 12 Oct 06
Re: still can't find pasta flour
Hi Femurs,
If there is a Tesco's near you go there. They sell Doves type 0 pasta flour (its organic too). Good luck.
Keep smiling,
Ady.
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#5 Mon 05 Feb 07 3:59pm
George83
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Re: still can't find pasta flour
Hi I shop at Tesco and Sainsbury's and they both sell Tipo 00 flour (pasta flour).
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#6 Sat 10 Feb 07 12:27pm
Ashen
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Occupation Why is the Rum always gone???!
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- Member since Sat 07 Jan 06
Re: still can't find pasta flour
I wish i could find 00 flour here. the one italian specialty shop in town that did carry it has stopped because they couldn't turn their stock over fast enough... 
I am not sure how much difference it makes in fresh pasta but it makes an unbelievable difference in pizza or foccacia dough. Adding a small amount of high gluten flour (strong flour)to the All purpose may help a bit. It still doesn't have the same consistency which i think is due to the 00 being milled much finer.
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