Finally, I found a pasta product that looks like the real thing, tastes good, has good texture and is more nutritious than the other stuff out there! I liked how easy it was to prepare. I liked that I could control the density of the noodle by adjusting the cooking time. Just like real pasta! I cook for myself so I thought preparing a whole bag at one time may be a bit much. So I tried just cooking about 1/3 cup of the dried noodles in an adequate amount of water and cooked for 10 minutes. I was surprised that the noodles puffed up so much as to give me what seemed like a huge amount of pasta! I poured some homemade sauce over the pasta and added shredded cheese. It made a great meal! It was a bit chewier than regular pasta but not much. Next time I will cook it a bit longer. There were no unusual flavors in the pasta either - no bitterness or earthy flavors. Overall, this is a great product that I will buy again!