The Straw That Broke The Bucatini Supply Chain
In many ways, the coronavirus has been a pandemic of shortages. In the spring of last year, we saw shortages around toilet paper and puppies. In the summer, there were shortages of cars. And more recently, shortages of vaccines.
But beneath the headlines, another shortage has unfolded — one that's affecting pasta lovers across the United States: The Bucatini Shortage.
Bucatini is a specialty pasta that looks a lot like spaghetti. The main difference? It has a hole in it!
Last year, New York Magazine writer Rachel Handler noticed that when stay-at-home orders went into effect, bucatini became harder to find. So she went on the hunt.
Her bucatini shortage story touches on supply chain breakdowns, environmental concerns, FDA regulation, and maybe even some pasta industry infighting.
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