Gourmet Dry Pasta

Calamaro pasta has the shape of rings of squid. The large short rings are easy to hold sauces with large pieces of meat, vegetable, fruit etc. Since every shape of pasta requires a different cooking time, depending on the consistency of the pasta, and... read more

Many regions in Italy have their own special pasta shape, Caserecce or Casarecce is one of them. It simply means home-made and it is from Sicily. The pasta look like a twisted tube, a twisted towel if you like and it is great for chunkier and creamy... read more

Cavatappi Pasta is a corkscrew pasta, or a twisted ridged hollow tube. It is also know under a lot of different names. Cavatappi can be prepared with a huge variety of sauces, from creamy to the more chunky sauces. Because if the corkscrew shape and the... read more

Cavatelli Pasta is a pasta from the southern regions of Italy. It is often served with thicker sauces and does also great in casseroles and salads. The ribbed shell is like a small hot dog bun that is curved along the ling side. It has a lovely mouth... read more

This organic Croxetti pasta are shaped like disks or coins, created from a sheet of pasta and 'engraved' with the Genovese cross, the cruxetta, the coat-of-arms of its region (Genova), and a stalk of Ligurian wheat, which symbolizes their... read more

Foglie d'Ulivo is artisan dry organic pasta that is hand-molded into a shape resembling an olive leaf, and the beautiful green color comes from spinach. The green maintains a luminescent quality after cooking and has a delightful texture. Use with... read more

Fregola Sarda is a Sardinian pasta, that has a lot of similarities with couscous or Acini de Pepe. Big difference is that the Fregola Sarda is toasted. It is a pasta made from durum wheat semolina that has been 'rolled' into tiny balls of 2-3 mm in... read more

The shape of this Italian pasta is like a rolled cone with ruffled edges; or a flower; a lily or fleur de lis to be more precise as that is what gigli means in italian. Other names for this pasta shape is campanelle The shape of the Gigli pairs well in... read more

This linguine pasta is wonderful. Great color for a impressive presentation. The squid ink that is used to infuse a black color into the Italian egg pasta leaves a slightly salty taste. Imagine what you can do with the black canvas. Serve with a creamy... read more

Mezzaluna is a filled pasta, like a ravioli, only in the shape of a half moon. This mezzaluna is filled with Gorgonzola and it is a dried pasta, a shelf stable pasta. La Piana is a family business from Trento, Italy and like so many families, favorite... read more