On Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:07:22 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>>I confess. I had it for the first time last night. Last week I was in an
>>Italian deli and bought a package of fresh <?>gnocchi off the shelf. We had
>>it last night. I sauteed some shrimp in butter with garlic and then used
>>the butter as a base for a white sauce to which I added some fresh grated
>>Parmesan. It was great.
>
>I have tried that kind and did not like it. Came out sort of gummy. My
>Italian in-laws said not to buy that kind and to make it fresh. Not sure I
>have ever had it fresh. Have had it in a restaurant and it was gummy there
>too.

That's because it's machine made, mass produced in a factory from the
crapiest ingredients... for gnocchi to be good it must be homemade.
Very few restaurants nowadays prepare anything on the premises that
they can buy factory made. People would be amazed at what restaurants
keep in their freezer that they pass off as homemade. There are huge
wholesalers everywhere for every cuisine. A major supplier for this
area sells wholesale and retail:
http://www.ginsbergs.com/