I like gnocchi. In fact, I really like gnocchi. That’s why, even though I know they don’t sell my favorite brand up here in the still North, I still went on a quest to find something. Last year there was something that I’d tried that was rather horrible and I didn’t want to repeat, so this time when I went to the Co-op looking for gnocchi and found nothing in the freezers I was slightly disheartened.

Not to be completely put out, I asked someone working there if they had any gnocchi. Here was our conversation:

Me: Hi, I’m looking for some gnocchi…

Her: We’ve got this here, but it tastes awful, I wouldn’t feed it to a dog. *points at that which I’d eaten last year*

Me: Yeah, I know.

Her: We’ve also got this, which is a bit better, but it’s definitely not what your gramma would make.

At this point I didn’t think to mention that neither my German nor my Latvian grandmother had probably every heard of gnocchi, but I said thanks and bought some. It was vegan and promised to taste better than the other stuff.

And even though it seems promising and smelled good, it had that weird taste like someone mixed glue in with it while it was being made. I was kind of sad because this was my last option for gnocchi in the Upper Valley and I’d have to wait until I got home for the holidays to eat some more gnocchi.

However, I wanted to ask: what brand do you buy? Or better yet, do you make it yourself? I have such high expectations for gnocchi that I’m scared to make it from scratch, but if someone passes me a recipe, I promise I’ll try.

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