Originally Posted by
Jaimito Cartero
Selling at that little store, Costco, would be considered a little wider...
Rao’s sauce is owned by a food company that also has Stonyfeld yogurt and other brands.
Originally Posted by
PresRDC
Rao is definitely the best of the jarred sauces. Used to only be available in the NYC metro area, but has gone wider in recent years.
i only noticed Rao’s a year or two ago.
Originally Posted by
Jaimito Cartero
I love a good pasta with meatballs or spicy Italian sausage. Some good Pecorino Romano over it is even better. Never tried the Rao sauce. Seems it’s twice as expensive as the other stuff Costco sells, but I might have to try it.
it costs more and is worth it. Once I sigh-bought the other brand at Costco when they were out of Rao’s marinara and I was utterly disappointed. I complained about it on the Costco thread.
Originally Posted by
PresRDC
When we moved to IN from CT a year ago, I expected not to be able to find two of the my most important cooking ingredients: 1) Rao's marinara sauce; and 2) Polly-O Whole Milk Mozzarella (the eprfect melting mozzarella for baked pasta dishes). Fortunately, both are available, although the Polly-O only at Walmart of all places. Some weeks, I hit 4 grocery stores to get everything I need.
i’ve seen Polly-O at Restaurant Depot in sf. I’ve definitely searched many a shop to get the brands we love.
Originally Posted by
JBord
I haven't tried the pasta sauce, but recently discovered Rao pizza sauce when the store was out of my favorite locally made sauce. I still prefer my usual, but Rao makes a very good pizza sauce. Nearly all the other substitutes I've tried have been too sweet and just not good...
Agree on the Bolognese!
i love bolognese but now love the convenience of Rao’s. I get their pizza sauce at Safeway and theoretically the marinara at Costco despite having avoided Costco since 3/16.
Originally Posted by
PresRDC
Indeed. The reason I like Rao's is because it is not at all sweet. I don't like sweet sauce.
agreed. Swoon. I love Rao’s.