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De Cecco Penne

The Quill Pasta

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In Italian, the term "Penne" refers to the goose feather which was used historically to write with and was cut on a diagonal to achieve a really thin tip.

Tasting Notes from the Curator

Penne is an extruded type of pasta with cylinder-shaped pieces, their ends cut at a bias. The shape, obtained from a Penne pasta tube, can be smooth or ridged, of varying length and has the typical diagonal cut of a quill.

Preparation

Penne Rigate are perfect for preparing oven-baked pasta or pasta dishes served with meat sauces made from pork or beef. This pasta is equally as good with vegetable based sauces and more in general, due to its versatility, for any recipe from the Mediterranean tradition, such as the classic condiment with tomato, basil, extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of parmesan. A classic combination is with Arrabbiata sauce.

Tradition Preserved

Penne are one of the few types of pasta for which there is an exact date when it was created. In 1865, a pasta-maker from San Martino d’Albaro (Genoa), Giovanni Battista Capurro, requested and obtained a patent for a diagonal cutting machine. The patent was important because it meant the fresh pasta could be cut like a quill without crushing it and in different lengths from 3 to 5 centimetres (mezze “half” penne or penne). The document preserved in the Central Archive of the State of Rome reads: “Up until now, a diagonal cut could only be made by hand with a pair of scissors which, in addition to being slow and time-consuming, also resulted in an irregular cut which flattened the pasta”.

Storage Instructions

Store in a cool dry place.

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