Truffle Mushroom Pasta

Introduction

Pasta is a staple food of traditional Indian Cuisine,  a simple dish but it comes in a variety. The different type of sauces vary in taste, color and texture. I ordered a truffle mushroom pasta which had penne pasta, cheesy sauce, mushroom, bacon and ham. It is a baked pasta with cheesy sauce in it.

My Experience

The restaurant is a casual dining setting. The service at the restaurant was ok. When I raised my hand to order, I had to wait quite some time as there were hardly any waiter or waitress available. Even though the appetizer came quite fast, the main dish itself was quite long. I had to wait about 20 minutes before the main dish came, which in my opinion is very long, but I think it is because the pasta had to be cooked and then baked so it is understandable. Overall my experience at the restaurant was not very bad, but I think the service can be improved. There was one Indian waitress, whom I guess who was in her late sixties who was serving me and my friend. She was very sweet and she would occasionally stop by our table and asked if we needed anything. When I could not finish my food, she asked me if I wanted to pack the rest and bring it home. I think that there should be more people like her who genuinely care about the customers and want the best for their customers.

Sensory Evaluation

The dish came in a white porcelain bowl and plate. I think it was a good idea to put in and on a white bowl as it brings out the colours of the pasta. The pasta was already quite colourful, with the red coming from the bacon and ham, yellow coming from the pasta and cheese and brown coming from the mushroom. Therefore, it was better to serve on something white to keep it simple and makes it looks very attractive. It also helps to draw the customer’s attention to the food.

 There was hardly any aroma as the dish itself did not really have a spice added into it.

 The penne pasta had a chewy texture to it, I think because of the stringy cheese and its own texture. The bacon was quite crispy because it has been baked in the oven and the ham and mushroom both had kind of a soft texture to it. But it wasn’t very soft to the point of overcook. There were also some parts of the dish that was kind of hard and crispy and I think it’s because those parts were slightly burnt from the heat in the oven. The top layer of the dish was slightly harder than the rest as it was directly beneath the oven’s heat but it wasn’t really burnt, just that the texture was slightly harder.

 The pasta was very savoury. I think there was almost too much cheese in it because when I finished my food, I could still see a thin layer of cheese, mixed with oil at the bottom of the bowl. But the crispness of the bacon helped to even it out. The pasta was quite plain by itself but the cheese sauce helped to give it some flavour.