In the mountain town of Pratola Peligna in the heart of Abruzzo, Pastificio Masciarelli has been making pasta the same way since 1867 — slowly, carefully, and with an obsessive commitment to quality that only a 150-year-old family tradition can sustain. Their Orecchiette — “little ears” in Italian — are...Show More >
In the mountain town of Pratola Peligna in the heart of Abruzzo, Pastificio Masciarelli has been making pasta the same way since 1867 — slowly, carefully, and with an obsessive commitment to quality that only a 150-year-old family tradition can sustain. Their Orecchiette — “little ears” in Italian — are a masterclass in shape and function: the slightly cupped form is designed to catch and hold chunky sauces, braised greens, and crumbled sausage in every bite. Made from 100% Italian durum wheat semolina using traditional bronze-die extrusion, then slow-dried at low temperatures to preserve flavour and texture, this is pasta that tastes like it came straight from an Italian grandmother’s kitchen. Because in a sense, it did.
The texture is satisfyingly chewy with a firm, toothsome bite — the hallmark of proper bronze-cut pasta. The cupped shape creates natural pockets that fill with sauce on every forkful, making each bite more flavourful than the last. Pair with braised rapini and sausage for the classic Pugliese preparation, or go Abruzzese with a rich lamb ragù and a glass of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo.
Bronze-die extruded • Slow-dried at low temperature • 100% Italian durum wheat • Est. 1867, Abruzzo, Italy.
One hundred and fifty years of Abruzzo pasta tradition in a single box — Masciarelli Orecchiette is the benchmark for what artisan Italian pasta can be.
