Handmade pasta
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Casoncelli are a variant of agnolotti del plin (folded from a small square) that are folded from a disk of pasta. They have the appearance…
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Caramelle translates to “candies” in Italian. This playful pasta preparation is a stuffed pasta (like ravioli) that is shaped to resemble a wrapped candy. Caramelle…
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INGANNA PRETI, meaning ‘fool the priest’, are from Bologna and Emilia-Romagna. It is a type of pasta shape that imitates stuffed pasta but have no…
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CULURGIONES are from the central eastern area of Sardinia, in Ogliastra. There are two theories as to the origins of the name. The first is…
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CAPPELLETTI take their name from their shape which is similar to a medieval hat like a padded band that went around the head. They are…
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CAPPELLACCI is named after ‘the farmers’ straw hat’ (in dialect ‘caplaz’) and are from Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna. Cappellacci are made using thinly rolled out 3…
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MALTAGLIATI means ‘badly-cut’, is a type of fresh pasta made from the trimmings of egg pasta lasagna sheets or other homemade egg pasta that has…
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ORECCHIETTE are a type of pasta typical of the Puglia region, whose shape resemble that of small ears, from which the name derives. They are…
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TROFIE originate from the comune of Sori in the western region of Liguria. Despite the close proximity of Sori to the west coast’s port city…
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LORIGHITTAS or CESARIA, originate from the tiny village of Morgongiori, on the island of Sardinia. The name of the pasta, ‘lorighittas’, comes from its shape,…