Sapori di Napoli Linguine pasts - 1.1 lb Naples, Italy
Linguine means "little tongues" and is a classic long-cut pasta from Liguria where it is usually served with seafood or pesto. Sapori di Napoli linguine is a little wider and a bit flatter than industrially made linguine; superior ingredients and traditional production methods give this linguine excellent texture and flavor. Try linguine alle vongole, the classic, light, white clam sauce.
About the Producer: Sapori di Napoli
In Italy's Campania region, pasta is considered art, ritual, culture, and history - especially in Naples and the towns and villages that surround it. The craftsmen at the Pastificio Artigianale Romita - located in the village of Borgo Reale di S. Leucio about 15 miles due north of Naples - produce their pasta Sapori di Napoli with the love and devotion of connoisseurs.
The skill and experience of the Master Pasta Makers are paramount; they employ traditional production methods now abandoned by industrial pasta makers. Starting with just the purest water and semolina from hand-selected durum wheat - whose low ash and high gluten content create superior texture and flavor - they work the dough by hand before extruding it through bronze dies in the traditional manner. The pasta is then dried slowly under controlled low-temperature conditions from 24 to 92 hours depending on the shape. This slow drying leads to uniform absorption of water during cooking and a perfect "al dente" on your plate.