Dominican made pasta has nothing to do with pasta as we know it. It is not the correct flour and not pressed correctly. Unfortunately many Dominicans cook the pasta until it is so soft that it literally falls apart. Whenever I am at a place that has a buffet I always steer away from the pasta salad as I know it will be nothing but mush. There are many good Italian brands of pastas here and even some decent Spanish brands. I like my pasta al dente (al diente in Spanish) and I always need to make sure that whatever restaurant I go to that they understand what it means! I buy Dominican pasta for my dogs and that is the only reason why it would be found in my house!!