Organic Strangozzi – Turanicum durum wheat pasta.
Originating in the Spoleto and Foligno area, the strangozzi are one of the most typical Umbrian pasta shapes, also widespread in the neighboring Marche region. Their name, strangozzi or stringozzi, seems to derive from the square section typical of the leather shoe laces.
The Umbrian strangozzi could hardly be missing from our organic pasta range, made with a rustic semolina that exalts their flavor upon chewing.
Hand-dried (hence their characteristic shape), and with an exceptional porosity that allows for optimal sauce retention. Typical light, easily digestible Umbrian strangozzi made from the nutritionally complete and prized Turanicum, or Khorasan, ancient grain. It has a low glycemic index, it contains 16 of the 18 essential amino acids, and it is very rich in B vitamins (B1 B2 B3 B6) and vitamin E, protein, magnesium, potassium, manganese, as well as being free of cholesterol.
Using exclusively Turanicum ancient grain, we thus obtained an energy-packed yet light and easily digestible pasta. Due to these properties, it is a highly appreciated pasta in both the vegan and vegetarian cuisines.
Slow-rotation stone-ground semolina
Our organic semolina and flours are ground by natural stone, thanks to the buhrstone millstones imported from nearby France, in our slow-turning mill.
As the grains are not heated during milling, our process allows us to maintain all the nutritional characteristics of the resulting flours.
Bronze-die extruded and low temperature -dried pasta
Bronze die-drawing makes pasta particularly textured and porous, characteristics that allow sauces and condiments to be well retained, greatly improving the taste of the pasta dishes made.
We use the ancient process of low-temperature drying, which entails significant advantages: all the flavors, nutritional and “sensory” characteristics of the source grain are preserved, as well as the starches that make the pasta more digestible as well as more elastic and pleasant to the bite.
This way we spend more time on the production, but as with all good things produced with love … we take the time to make them in the best way possible.
Sourced from our in-house certified organic supply chain
Our entire organic supply chain is based in the green hills of the Umbrian Apennines, but above all it is an exclusively in-house supply chain.
It means we have full quality control of every stage of production, from sowing to harvesting, from milling to packaging.
This is a further guarantee of the traditional values already inherent to organic farming: no chemical treatments, no improvers or preservatives, respect for the earth, and the safety and wholesomeness of the food produced.