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Ox-eye biscuits are classic Italian pastry desserts, handcrafted with a base of crumbly shortcrust pastry that wraps around a filling of orange marmalade. These cookies are made with the fragrant citrus fruits of the Sorrento coast by pastry chef Anna Belmattino of Forno Gentile, the bakery sector of the Pastificio Gentile company. All biscuits, cookies,…
Ox-eye biscuits are classic Italian pastry desserts, handcrafted with a base of crumbly shortcrust pastry that wraps around a filling of lemon jam. These cookies are made with the fragrant citrus fruits of the Sorrento coast by pastry chef Anna Belmattino of Forno Gentile, the bakery sector of the Pastificio Gentile company. All biscuits, cookies,…
Mezzi paccheri have a wide tube shape, shorter than normal paccheri, and are great baked and with chunky sauces. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which is renowned for cooking to al-dente. It also gives the pasta a…
Calamaretti pasta is a smaller version of the traditional Neapolitan Calamarata pasta shape, which inherited its name for its shape that resembles calamari (or squid) rings. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which is renowned for cooking to…
Casarecce means “homemade.” It is a shape typical of Sicily and central southern Italy. It is a twist of pasta that holds sauce well. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which is renowned for cooking to al-dente. It…
A long strand pasta, linguini is slightly thicker than spaghetti and can be used in traditional spaghetti recipes. The root of the word linguini means ‘tongue’ and linguini means ‘little tongue.’ The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which…
The word spaghetti come from the word ‘spago’ which means ‘string’ in Italian. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which is renowned for cooking to al-dente. It also gives the pasta a golden color. Bronze cut pasta molds…
Vesuvio is a pasta version of Mt. Vesuvius, the stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples best known for its eruption in the first century. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and of the best quality, including the Senatore Capelli variety which is renowned for cooking to al-dente. It…
In Naples, Mafalde were once known as ‘Fettucelle of the Rich’ and subsequently dedicated to Princess Mafalda of Savoy and renamed “Mafaldine”. These are long, wide, flat noodles with rippled edges that are narrower than lasagna but able to stand up to a rich cream or meat sauce. If tossing with sauce, lasagna and mafalde…
Lasagne is a classic Neapolitan shape. It has a special place on the Mardi Gras table known as Lasagne di Carneval. This dish typically is made with a Neapolitan meat ragu of pork and beef and may include slices of hardboiled egg. The selected semolina wheat used in this pasta is strictly of Italian origin and…