Pasta Bossolasco makes a Neapolitan typical pasta format as Paccheri happy to take the Piedmontese citizenship too Knowledge and dedication to raw materials are elements that guarantee the high quality of pasta. The care towards raw materials is not only a slogan, but it realizes with the own cultivation of wheat, in the fields adjacent to the pasta production building, that will be then transformed into artisanal pasta by the company itself. The agriculture respecting the environment this way integrates the craft processing, with slow drying on wooden looms, bronze drawing, all of them taking the necessary time in order to respect and maintain the best properties both on the nutritional and the taste sides.

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The ravioli, one word and an entire world to discover, the origins are uncertain, the interpretations many and different from region to region. Today, talking about tortelli and casoncelli, we are in the province of Brescia, precisely in Gottolengo, a small town historically renowned for the production of this specialty. Right there Tradizioni Padane has planted its roots, a company born from the passion, the knowledge and the research that are handed down from one generation to another. A manual skill that still nowadays, despite the technologic progress, is still at the base of the company production. An artisanal pasta endowed with an add value not only due to the dexterity, but also thanks to the quality of the raw materials both concerning the flours which compose the dough and the many different stuffings from the classic Handmade thin Casoncelli Bresciani - Tradizioni Padane (bread and cheese), Handmade fine Tortellini di Gottolengo - Tradizioni Padane, Handmade fine Casoncelli with ricotta and spinach filling - Tradizioni Padane, Handmade small Tortelli with pumpkin filling - Tradizioni Padane, Tortelli with sea bass tomato filling - Tradizioni Padane and many others.

1867, it is the date the attested by a certificate in the chamber of commerce which marks the beginning of the activity as artisanal pasta producers by the Masciarelli family. A company that has been expanding with the passing of time, still maintaining the artisanal character that stood it out at the birth, testified by the irregular shape of Pastificio Masciarelli products. The choice of fine local durum wheats, the use of water coming from the near Majella Natural Park, the bronze drawing and the slow drying at 40 degrees are at the base of the excellence of this product. These are processes and attentions which are fundamental to maintain the taste, the consistency and the organoleptic qualities intact. The goodness of the product has been rewarded in 2013 by Gambero Rosso, with the award as pasta with the best quality/price ratio. In the picture Fusilli Masciarelli with Ricotta di Bufala (Buffalo Ricotta) - Caseificio Artigianale Esposito, Pachino Cherry Tomatoes and Pistacchi di Sicilia crudi e sgusciati - Azienda Agricola Fastuchera.

Pasta Bossolasco project is born from an agricultural company, when the fourth generation decided to integrate the raw materials transformation, that is to say Italian durum wheat, with the production of the same. It is the second company case in Italy of Italian pasta production with a 100% internal supply chain, so from the wheat cultivation, to the milling in order to obtain the flour, than the processing and finally the packaging. The agricultural origin of the company has the advantage of having knowledges inherent to the activity, which have allowed to obtain high quality Italian products, with the right bland of durum wheat varieties for make a flavorful artisanal pasta, endowed with great cooking resistance and not least a positive impact on health due to its great organoleptic properties. It's available in the formats Fusilli - Pasta Bossolasco, Paccheri - Pasta Bossolasco, Spaghetti - Pasta Bossolasco, Penne - Pasta Bossolasco e Trenette - Pasta Bossolasco.

Pasta Bossolasco distinguishes itself from the other artisanal pasta thanks to the annulment of the production chain, in which now has the farmer become the pasta maker too, in a process similar to the wine making one where the vineyard product is then transformed in an excellent wine by the producer itself. The pasta produced is the result of a careful selection of the best durum wheat, bronze wire drawing and drying at low temperare and so slower but more natural too ( this leads, differently from the industrial pasta, to a less bright yellow color) also going to the detriment of the quantity yield. The final product is a 100% Italian origin, certified and naturale artisanal pasta, an important element as it concerns an absolute protagonist of a lot of every day recipes and diets.

Pastificio Caponi is an artisanal pasta laboratory in Tuscany which produces egg pasta as you grandparents did. Per each kg of pasta 24 egg yolks coming from selected breeding farms are used , and the laboratory produces only 200kg of pasta per day because it follows a productive process as similar as possible to the home-made one. Here's a video of the whole production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdN1ZmRiJHs