Di Martino Formati Doppia Lunghezza
Di Martino's double-length dry pasta, wrapped by hand: long candele, ziti, mezzani and spaghetti.
Di Martino Formati Doppia Lunghezza is a line of double-length dry pasta that the Di Martino factory wraps by hand. It includes long candele, long ziti, long mezzani and long spaghetti. It is made from Italian durum wheat semolina and water and extruded through bronze dies. The long mezzani and long ziti are labelled on the website as Pasta di Gragnano IGP.
The company explains why hollow shapes are broken by hand rather than cut. Long tubes such as candele, ziti and mezzani are dried vertically, hung on canes. Open at one end only, they release moisture more slowly: drying can take 24–48 hours longer than for short pasta, and the pasta gains a rich flavour with notes of almond and hay. In the past, pasta in Gragnano was sold loose, wrapped in blue "carta maccheroni" paper.
Before cooking, the pasta is broken into several pieces. Candele are recommended with rich sauces such as Neapolitan ragù, and ziti with intense dressings. This is pasta for Sunday and festive meals.
Facts
| Raw material | Italian durum wheat semolina, water |
|---|---|
| Main use | Long pasta to break by hand, for rich ragù |
What it includes
How it connects to Pasta
Di Martino Formati Doppia Lunghezza → kind of → Dry durum wheat pasta → kind of → 🍝 Pasta
Links
- What it contains
- Semolina, 🌾 Durum wheat
- Part of
- Di Martino, Pasta di Gragnano, Dry durum wheat pasta
- Similar and different
- Ziti, Spaghetti
Frequently asked questions
Why break candele by hand?
It is a Gragnano tradition: the long tubes are broken into several pieces before cooking, and the irregular pieces pick up the sauce well.
Why does this pasta take longer to dry?
Long hollow shapes are dried vertically on canes; open at one end only, they need 24–48 hours more than short pasta.
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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