Agnesi Pasta Corta
Agnesi's short dry pasta range made from semolina of Italian durum wheat: 12 numbered shapes including penne, fusilli and tortiglioni.
Agnesi Pasta Corta is the short dry pasta range of the Agnesi brand. According to the official site its only ingredient is durum wheat semolina, from wheat grown and milled in Italy. The grain comes from 193 farms in central and southern Italy, mainly in Umbria and Apulia. The pasta is extruded through bronze dies, so its surface is rough and holds sauce well.
The range has 12 shapes, each with its own number: penne rigate N° 19, mezze penne rigate N° 95, pennette rigate N° 87, penne ricce N° 21, fusilli N° 102, eliche N° 56, tortiglioni N° 46, cellentani N° 93 (spiral tubes similar to cavatappi), chifferi rigati N° 50, cravattine N° 60 and ricciutelle N° 88.
The Agnesi site links the birth of penne to 1865, when a pasta maker near Genoa built a machine that cut pasta diagonally without crushing it. Short shapes suit thick meat and vegetable sauces, and the maker also recommends penne rigate for baked pasta. The range belongs to dry durum wheat pasta.
Facts
| Raw material | Durum wheat semolina (Italian wheat) |
|---|---|
| Main use | Short pasta for thick sauces and baking |
What it includes
How it connects to Pasta
Agnesi Pasta Corta → kind of → Dry durum wheat pasta → kind of → 🍝 Pasta
Links
- What it contains
- Semolina, 🌾 Durum wheat
- Part of
- Agnesi, Dry durum wheat pasta
- Similar and different
- Penne, Fusilli, Tortiglioni, Cavatappi
Frequently asked questions
What is Agnesi Pasta Corta made from?
Only durum wheat semolina from wheat grown and milled in Italy.
Which shapes are in Agnesi Pasta Corta?
12 numbered shapes, including penne rigate N° 19, fusilli N° 102, eliche N° 56 and tortiglioni N° 46.
What to read next
- Semolina — Coarse, yellowish meal ground from durum wheat: the main raw material of dry pasta.
- 🌾 Durum wheat — A wheat species with very hard grain and strong gluten, milled into semolina for dry pasta and couscous.
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