{"product_id":"pappardelle-igp-500-g-carmiano-pates-artisanales-italiennes-trefilees-au-bronze-de-gragnano-pastificio-carmiano","title":"Carmiano PGI Pappardelle 500g – Italian Bronze-Drawn Artisanal Pasta from Gragnano | Pastificio Carmiano","description":"\u003ch1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for a ragù that has been simmering since the morning, a duck stew, mushrooms sautéed in butter and thyme, or a simple pan sauce: pappardelle, those wide, flat ribbons with a rough surface, were designed to hold robust sauces, the kind that cling to the pasta instead of sliding off, right down to the very last bite.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first bite is broad, almost enveloping: the pasta is firm, elastic, truly al dente, resisting just enough before giving way. Then the taste of wheat arrives, warm, slightly sweet, a little nutty—the true taste of Italian semolina, the one we had forgotten. The ragù has settled across the entire width of the ribbon, in every irregularity, and every twist of the fork gives me a little more. I slow down without realizing it. I am in a kitchen in southern Italy, the windows are steamed up, and I have nowhere else to be.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePGI Gragnano pasta, bronze-die cut, with that rough and irregular surface that industrial pasta will never have—the kind where sauce clings instead of sliding to the bottom of the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn a kitchen near Naples, on a winter Sunday, the windows have been steamed up since mid-morning. The ragù has been simmering gently for hours, and the whole house smells of tomato and slow-cooked meat. No one is allowed to taste it before it's time. When the pappardelle finally arrive in the pot, the table is set: everyone knows what follows is worth the wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThese pappardelle come from Gragnano, the small town at the foot of the Lattari Mountains near Naples, where pasta has been made for centuries and where the PGI designation protects how it is crafted. At Pastificio Carmiano, it all begins with the kneading, under the supervision of the master pasta maker, who blends water from the springs of Gragnano with 100% Italian durum wheat semolina, chosen each year from the country's best varieties, until a dough that is elastic and compact to the touch is achieved. It then passes through bronze molds, which give it its roughness, and is then dried slowly in static drying rooms at a moderate, controlled temperature for at least 18 hours. Production remains intentionally modest, about 800 kg per day, so that each batch retains its character. Ingredients: durum wheat semolina, water. Nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eYou don't buy this just to \"have pasta in the pantry.\" You buy it for the ragù you left simmering all day that finally deserves pasta of its caliber, for the wide ribbons you wrap lazily around the end of your fork, for the bread you drag across the bottom of your plate when you think no one is looking, when the meal becomes the moment of the day and everything else can wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAnd on a January Saturday, all across Canada, when the thermometer refuses to rise, when the windows are white with frost, and you finally have the time to let something simmer, this package does something quietly remarkable. The water boils, the pappardelle slide into the pot, the scent of warm wheat mingles with that of the ragù, and for a few minutes, you are no longer on an ordinary winter Saturday. You are somewhere in Campania, the kitchen full of steam, and the meal is becoming a memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy our customers love it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePGI Gragnano pasta, a designation that guarantees its origin and production method\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e100% Italian durum wheat semolina and water from Gragnano springs, kneaded under the eye of a master pasta maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBronze-die cut for a rough surface that really holds the sauce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA wide, flat ribbon format, made for rich sauces and slow-cooked ragùs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSlow-dried for at least 18 hours in static, temperature-controlled drying rooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOnly two ingredients: durum wheat semolina and water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAn al dente texture that doesn't let you down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe perfect companion for ragù, duck stew, mushrooms, and butter-based sauces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe kind of pasta that transforms a weeknight meal into a little trip to Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Carmiano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612631568449,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/0024\/1985\/files\/Sanstitre_19.png?v=1791156302","url":"https:\/\/lessaveursdeurope.ca\/en\/products\/pappardelle-igp-500-g-carmiano-pates-artisanales-italiennes-trefilees-au-bronze-de-gragnano-pastificio-carmiano","provider":"LesSaveursDeurope.CA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}