Colavita Classic Cuts
Colavita's core dry pasta range from Molise, made from durum wheat and mountain spring water: about 30 traditional shapes.
Colavita Classic Cuts is the core dry pasta range of Colavita. According to the official site it is made in Molise from 100% durum wheat and fresh mountain spring water; the pasta is certified kosher and sold in 1 lb (about 454 g) packs.
The range has about 30 shapes. Long: spaghetti, spaghettini, capellini, linguine and thin linguine, bucatini and perciatelli, fettuccine. Tubes: penne rigate, penne ziti, pennette, pennoni, cut ziti and rigatoni in several sizes, from mezzi to Roman. Shaped pasta: fusilli, cavatappi, gemelli, radiatori, wagon wheels (rotelle), shells in several sizes and elbows. Soup pasta: orzo, stars (stelle), acini di pepe, ditali and tubettini.
The range belongs to dry durum wheat pasta. The maker suggests long shapes for tomato sauces, pesto, olive oil sauces and seafood, and tube shapes for meat, cream and chunky sauces.
Facts
| Raw material | Durum wheat semolina, mountain spring water |
|---|---|
| Main use | Classic dry pasta shapes for everyday dishes and soups |
What it includes
- Colavita Bucatini
- Colavita Capellini (Angel Hair)
- Colavita Capellini (Angel Hair) Nest
- Colavita Cavatappi
- Colavita Cut Fusilli
- Colavita Cut Ziti
- Colavita Ditali
- Colavita Elbows
- Colavita Farfalle (Bow Ties)
- Colavita Fettuccine
- Colavita Fettuccine Nest
- Colavita Fusilli Col Buco (Long Fusilli)
- Colavita Gemelli (Braids)
- Colavita Gnocchi
- Colavita Large Rigatoni
- Colavita Lasagne
- Colavita Linguine
- Colavita Mezzi Rigatoni
- Colavita Orecchiette
- Colavita Orzo
- Colavita Pappardelle Nest
- Colavita Penne Mezzane (Pennette)
- Colavita Penne Rigate
- Colavita Penne Ziti
- Colavita Penne Zitoni
- Colavita Pennoni Lisci
- Colavita Pepe (Acina Di Pepe)
- Colavita Perciatelli
- Colavita Radiators
- Colavita Rigatoni
- Colavita Roman Rigatoni
- Colavita Shells
- Colavita Small Shells
- Colavita Soup Shells
- Colavita Spaghetti
- Colavita Spaghettini
- Colavita Stars (Stelle)
- Colavita Tagliatelle Nest
- Colavita Tagliolini Nest
- Colavita Thin Linguine
- Colavita Tripoline Nest
- Colavita Tubettini
- Colavita Wagon Wheels
How it connects to Pasta
Colavita Classic Cuts → kind of → Dry durum wheat pasta → kind of → 🍝 Pasta
Links
- What it contains
- Semolina, 🌾 Durum wheat
- Part of
- Colavita, Dry durum wheat pasta
- Similar and different
- Spaghetti, Penne, Rigatoni, Orzo, Bucatini, Capellini, Gemelli, Radiatori, Acini di pepe, Rotelle
Frequently asked questions
Where is Colavita Classic Cuts pasta made?
In Molise, Italy, from 100% durum wheat and mountain spring water.
How many shapes are in Colavita Classic Cuts?
About 30, from spaghetti and linguine to rigatoni, radiatori and orzo.
What to read next
- Semolina — Coarse, yellowish meal ground from durum wheat: the main raw material of dry pasta.
- Penne — Short pasta tubes cut diagonally at the ends, smooth or ridged (rigate); the name means “pen” in Italian.
- Orzo — Small dry pasta shaped like a grain of rice, made from durum wheat semolina and water; the Italian word orzo means barley.
- Rotelle — Short pasta in the shape of a wheel: spokes joined to a ridged rim, like a cog wheel.
- Gemelli — Short dry pasta in a spiral that looks like two thin tubes twisted around each other; the name means “twins” in Italian.
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