Pasta Di Gragnano “Paccheri Lisci” I.G.P 500g

Description

This pasta contains all the features of craftsmanship of the place of origin that make it unique excellence. Thanks to its roughness, due to the use of bronze drawing, it is great to be consumed with local traditional or Italian dishes in general, for moments of pure flavour. “Paccheri allo scarpariello” (with cherry tomatoes of “piennolo”) accompanied by a glass of full-bodied red wine or “Paccheri with seafood”  accompanied by white wine, are two of the most appetizing dishes of culinary tradition of Campania, to be served on any day of the week.

This famous shape of Pasta was born thanks to a particular anecdote. At the end of the 19th century, little boys (“scugnizzi”) used to pick up “minuzzaglia” (rests of pasta fallen down during the drying along the streets) on the floor. Sometimes they tried to keep them and when the owner of the pasta factory noticed it he punished them with a slap. Slap in Neapolitan dialect is called “Pacchero”

It takes up to 60 hours to gently dry at 45 degrees low temperature

Durum wheat semolina pasta produced with bronze die

Bronze wire drawing, the water of the nearby Monti Lattari, and the special drying process are the main features that make this pasta very special, suitable for every occasion.

The story of Gragnano begins with a noble Roman “gens”: the “gens Grania”, holder of vast estates in this fertile land where they grow, then as now, the “sacred ear and the precious grape.”

Making pasta in Gragnano is an ancient form of art, that involves history, culture, patience, secrets, and traditions.

Pasta production saw its biggest development between the sixteenth and seventeenth century thanks to technological innovations (the mill with millstones) that provided a perfect hydraulic system necessary for the production. Pasta is still an artisanal product, handmade in the family in small quantities by craftsmen. During the next century, we saw the gradual transition from the small shop to a factory where there is still craftsmanship but on a larger scale. Larger tools, bigger places, a larger number of employees, and their greater specialization guarantee a greater amount of product maintaining handmade characteristics.

Pasta thus began to spread beyond the local area, conquering the palates with its unique characteristics.

I.G.P.

Protected geographical indication. It is a term attributed to products related to a specific place of production, where the territory, the particular climatic conditions, and human factors determine their high quality.

Allergy advice Contains Gluten, may contain soy