{"product_id":"mezzi-paccheri-500g-pates-artisanales-italiennes-ble-dur-de-basilicate-pasta-alica","title":"Mezzi Paccheri 500g – Artisanal Italian Pasta, Durum Wheat from Basilicata – Pasta Alica","description":"\u003ch1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for cherry tomato and basil sauce, seafood, a fillet of fish, zucchini with ricotta, or simply a drizzle of olive oil and lemon: mezzi paccheri were designed for one thing—to be filled with a light sauce and release it with every bite.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou recognize a paccheri by its shape: a generous, wide tube that fills up before it even reaches your mouth. Mezzi paccheri are the shorter version. Bronze-extruded at a low temperature, they retain the full firmness of durum wheat under the tooth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst bite, and the tube opens under the tooth like a little surprise. It is firm, al dente, then the sauce—fresh tomato that still smells of basil—bursts from within, warm, sweet, and light. I am on a terrace in Italy, on an endless summer evening, a frosted glass of white wine within reach, and someone places a second dish on the table without anyone having asked for it. No one speaks, because every bite is full.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe taste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst bite, and the tube opens under the tooth like a little surprise. It is firm, al dente, then the sauce—fresh tomato that still smells of basil—bursts from within, warm, sweet, and light. I am on a terrace in Italy, on an endless summer evening, a frosted glass of white wine within reach, and someone places a second dish on the table without anyone having asked for it. No one speaks, because every bite is full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImagine a summer table in Italy…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe tomatoes were picked that very morning, the olive oil shines in the bowl, the basil is still on the cutting board. Someone calls out: “The pasta is ready!” The mezzi paccheri arrive in the large dish, steaming, and are passed from hand to hand. A simple, quick dish, and yet the one everyone talks about the next day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe house behind the package\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePasta Alica’s Mezzi Paccheri are made from selected 100% Italian wheat, bronze-extruded at a low temperature to preserve all the nutritional value and healthy proteins of durum wheat. Pasta Alica carries on a family expertise that began in the 1920s in Laurenzana, in the province of Potenza, with Grandmother Anna and two of her thirteen sons, Rocco and Francesco, who opened a small grocery store for the region’s farmers. In 1928, this shop became the wholesale business of Michele Crisci, one of the most important in southern Italy, and that same family passion still guides Pasta Alica today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIngredients: durum wheat semolina and water. Nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to cook them\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cooking time is indicated on the package. But, as the manufacturer says, pasta is like a feeling: it is ready when it is ready, neither before nor after. Taste, trust your heart rather than the clock, and serve them with a fresh, light sauce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou don’t buy mezzi paccheri for an ordinary meal…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou buy them for that moment when the light sauce slips inside each tube, when the kitchen smells of tomato and basil, and when a weeknight dinner feels like a vacation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA moment of escape, anywhere in Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 5:30 p.m., the sky is already gray, and the snow is melting on the front door mat in Halifax, Ottawa, and Calgary alike. You drain these mezzi paccheri, the steam rises, and for the duration of one plate, you are elsewhere: in Italy, where this gesture has never changed. And you find yourself asking: “Is there any left?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy our customers love them\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e🇮🇹 Made in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e🌾 100% selected Italian wheat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e⚙️ Bronze-extruded at a low temperature to retain the nutritional value and proteins of durum wheat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e🍝 Generous wide tube, ideal with fresh, light sauces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e🍅 Perfect with cherry tomatoes, seafood, fish, or vegetables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e👵 Italian family heritage passed down since the 1920s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e⏱️ Cooking time indicated on the package\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e❤️ And above all: a weeknight dinner that tastes like summer in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50925423657025,"sku":null,"price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/0024\/1985\/files\/5LogoRagusomonocolortff.pdf_8.png?v=1793846224","url":"https:\/\/lessaveursdeurope.ca\/en\/products\/mezzi-paccheri-500g-pates-artisanales-italiennes-ble-dur-de-basilicate-pasta-alica","provider":"LesSaveursDeurope.CA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}