OK, got a pack of the noodles, the water packed type. Made a nice pot of Alfredo sauce. I rinsed the noodles really well and put then in the sauce to heat up. The texture was poor to put it mildly. soft and rubbery. If the texture would have been better a bit more salt and garlic and it would have been fine.
So do some brands have better texture? Or do some people just have a better tolerance to that texture? : )