Arra Gnocchi di patate

Arra Gnocchi di patate are the fresh potato gnocchi of the Arra workshop (I Sapori d'Ogliastra) in Lanusei, eastern Sardinia. The company lists them among its main products alongside PGI culurgiones, malloreddus and ravioli.

Gnocchi are small dumplings that in Italy are most often made from boiled potato, flour and sometimes egg. Potato links them to Arra's other products: potato and cheese are also the basis of the culurgiones filling and of one of the ravioli. The workshop's website gives no detailed ingredients, weights or cooking times, so none are stated here.

Like the rest of the range, the gnocchi are sold fresh in clear trays that show the contents. The company says its processes are mostly automated, although some steps are still done by hand, and that raw materials come from the island whenever possible.

Fresh gnocchi cook very quickly: they are ready as soon as they float to the surface. They are served with tomato sauce, butter and sage, pesto or cheese sauces, or baked. The line belongs to the gnocchi and spätzle category and to fresh pasta.