I have found one really good wheat-free pasta that is tasty, a great texture and enough like the real thing that not even unsuspecting Wheat-Eaters really notice the difference.
Salute Gluten Free Spaghetti from Sainsbury's (£2.12 for 500g online, £1.89 in shops) is only marketed as gluten-free, but a quick squiff at the ingredients reveals that low and behold it's wheat-free, lactose-free, egg-free and milk protein-free. [Ingredients: Maize Starch, Pre-Treated Maize Flour, Rice Starch, Pre-Gelatinised Rice, Green Pea Concentrate, Lupine Flour*, Emulsifier: (E471)]
The Meadowbank branch is a dead cert for finding a packet, but it is more widely available as it's included on their online shopping and delivery service. The bonus of going to the shop though is I've also found Salute Fusilli, which isn't mentioned online. The Straiton shop also had Salute Penne last time I was in.
My only brief warning is that as with all wheat-free pastas, cooking time needs to be carefully monitored. The packet suggests cooking it for 7-8 minutes, and its worths putting your pinger on. Overcooked pasta is grim in most circumstances, particularly so here.
*A quick aside on lupine flour. It is derived from the lupine flower family we have in our gardens. Interestingly, this variety of plant is the closest relative to the common peanut! Be mindful anyone who might suffer peanut allergies as this might have similar effect.
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