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Umbria

Gusta Spaghetti Pasta

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Slow-dried durum-wheat spaghetti from Umbria. Bronze die, unenriched semolina.

$29.47

Size
Purchase type
  • Slow-dried 24 hours, bronze die
  • Ships from our New York warehouse in 1-2 days
  • Free shipping over $75
Umbrian wheat field at altitude, late afternoon, dry stone wall along a path. Documentary landscape.
Place
Umbria sits inland at altitude, the green heart of Italy where the climate runs cool and dry. Durum wheat grown here has a long, even ripening in the mountain seasons. The same dry air that suits the grain in the field also does the slow work later: pulling moisture out of the pasta over 24 hours without forcing it.
Spaghetti drying on wooden rods inside an Umbrian workshop, side window light, bronze pasta tooling on the workbench. Documentary process.
Process
The wheat is milled into unenriched semolina. No enrichment, no additives. The dough is extruded through a bronze die, which gives the pasta a rough, porous surface that holds sauce. Then it is slow-dried on racks for 24 hours at low temperature, the way it used to be before factory drying compressed the process into under an hour. The slower the drying, the more of the wheat's flavor survives.
Two pairs of hands, an older worker and a younger one, shaping semolina on a worn wood bench inside an Umbrian mill. Faces deliberately out of frame.
People
The family we work with has been milling in Umbria for three generations. Same bronze dies, same slow-drying rooms, since before the industry moved to high-heat tunnel drying. We visit twice a year. The relationship is how we know the pasta.

What's inside

Ingredients
Durum-wheat semolina flour (semola di grano duro), water. No enriched flour. No additives. No preservatives.
Certifications
  • Non-GMO
  • Made in Italy
Contains
Gluten (wheat). May contain traces of eggs.

How to use it

Boil 9 minutes in generously salted water. Finish 1 minute in the sauce, with a spoonful of the starchy pasta water.

This is our weeknight spaghetti. The bag lasts two dinners for two.

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Questions

  • How do I cook it?
    Boil 9 minutes in generously salted water. Finish 1 minute in the sauce with a spoonful of the starchy pasta water.
  • What does slow-dried actually mean?
    24 hours on a drying rack at low temperature, versus under an hour at high heat in an industrial dryer. Slow drying preserves the flour's flavor and keeps the pasta's structure stable in the pot.
  • How long does it keep?
    Sealed, up to 24 months in a dry pantry. Once opened, use within a few months for best texture.
  • How is this shipped?
    From our New York warehouse via Amazon fulfillment. In-stock orders ship in 1-2 business days. Free shipping over $75.
  • What if it arrives damaged, or I don't love it?
    Write to us. We refund within 60 days, no questions.
  • How do I know this is really from Umbria?
    We visit the mill twice a year. The Non-GMO and Made in Italy certifications on the bag require source traceability to the certified producer.

Reviews

Six Italian regions. Nothing reformulated. Imported direct.