Process for preparing a fast-cooking pasta product

摘要: A process for preparing a fast-cooking pasta product is disclosed. The comprises the steps of (a) soaking uncooked in cold water period time sufficient to hydrate pasta, and (b) cooking the soaked by heating of shorter than would be needed cook which had not been previously soaked, e.g., about 1 2 minutes. cooked characterized starch loss upon cooking less than 7.0% weight based on uncooked weight. shelf stable, microwave cookable, prepackaged product also