I mean, I see your point, but a shop here sells spaghetti in what’s practically a paper envelope and that just feels like the right way to package spaghetti, on so many levels.
I think that’s even better than the flimsy plastic packaging that tears just by holding it wrong and you get noodles scattered all over the floor.
Oh yeah, it is rather robust paper in this case. You could probably even dip it into water for a moment, without getting the spaghet wet.
Our plastic wrappings are rather robust, too, though, as most things are sold without the complementary cartons…
I don’t see how that can’t be improved by a window. We can do it for real envelopes after all, so that the letters can look out at the world.
Now I’m wondering how susceptible pasta is to going bad faster when exposed to light… Are we paying more for worse pasta because of marketing!?
Pasta was traditionally dried under sunlight, so I’d expect that to just not really be a thing…
Huh. How about that…
Can confirm. Our Eastern Bloc pasta didn’t have windows under communism.
You mean the addition of single-use plastic to packaging that doesn’t need it?
No ethical consumption etc
Aren’t those windows often cellophane, not plastic?
Not that I’m aware of
(Warning: greenwashing link) https://www.barilla.com/en-gb/box
This company states that they used to use plastic in their packaging, so I’d imagine with other brands, it’s common as well.
Cellophane by itself does not prevent water vapor from entering the packaging unless coated with highly flammable material, so not sure how much companies use that.
Disagree, you have to remove that window to recycle the rest of the packaging. I specifically look for the ones with no window if possible
Always thought https://www.boredpanda.com/creative-packaging-pasta-hairstyles-nikita/ was a brilliant pasta marketing idea.