Description
Gragnano spaghetti, an undisputed icon of Italian cuisine, is a typical pasta shape from Campania, reintroduced by the Mulino di Gragnano in its classic durum wheat semolina version. These are long, thin, thread-like strips, characterized by their round section, which distinguishes spaghetti from other similar shapes, such as linguine. Gragnano Spaghetti, the history The origins of Gragnano spaghetti are uncertain; they were mentioned by Ippolito Cavalcanti in his treatise on Italian cuisine "Cucina Teorico Pratica" in 1848, describing a recipe that had become popular among the people, namely "spaghetti with tomato". Gragnano spaghetti then became a true hallmark of popular Campanian cuisine. The spaghetti, eaten on the streets of Naples strictly with hands, thus became part of the collective imagination of Italian cuisine abroad, and to this day, along with all Gragnano pasta, is recognized as a PDO.