Organic Linguine, 100% Italian durum wheat
Pasta, perhaps more so than rice, is the staple of Italian cooking. But when we say pasta, we don’t always know what goes into making a special, unforgettable variety like Pasta San Lorenzo .
Pasta San Lorenzo is made 100% from all-Italian durum wheat. Not only that: it’s a special type of durum wheat - a selection of varieties grown in Italy, the result of extensive testing and sampling, which gives it an unmistakeable consistency and aroma.
The other thing that’s important when making an unforgettable pasta, apart from the selection, is how the wheat is processed.
The most obvious choice for this type of wheat is the farming method – in this case exclusively organic.
The bronze-drawing process is obviously essential for quality pasta. Only bronze can give that roughness and porosity that distinguishes a top quality pasta from the run of the mill varieties. And only the roughness and porosity that comes from bronze allows the pasta to hold any kind of sauce without it sliding off. The shape of the draw plates is also the subject of constant research. Not the usual shapes and patters – something unique and different that you can recognise even without seeing the pack.
Once drawn, the pasta is dried, and even this simple operation can make the difference. Slow drying at low temperatures (max. 45° C, compared to 100° C for industrial processing) for 24-48 hours. A slow process – deliberately slow, to ensure a product with quality you can see.
The territory: The Marches
One of regions which has made the biggest contribution to the culture of Italy. A land of poets (including Leopardi), emperors (Frederick II), artists (Raffaello and Bramante) and composers (Rossini), it is also home to several famous specialities (such as porchetta and fish soup - brodetto) and fine wines (Rosso Conero and Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi ).
The Marches have a complete tourist offer: from cities of art such as Urbino, to the unspoilt beauty of the Conero, towns where you’re always looking upwards to admire the architecture such as Ancona, Jesi, Loreto and Pesaro, and plenty of gastronomic attractions …
With towns dating back over 10,000 years, The Marches bears witness to the changes Italy has gone through over the centuries. It is the land of the Piceni, an ancient people who settled in The Marches, while its capital Ancona has Greek origins. After years of war and insurrection, it officially became a Roman region during the age of Augustus, and alternated between Papal or imperial rule during the centuries that followed.
The Marches enjoyed their heyday during the Renaissance, thanks to the importance of Urbino and its court.
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