Faella Linea Premium
Faella's line of special Pasta di Gragnano IGP shapes in hand-packed paper bags: paccheri, calamarata, scialatielli and cavatelli.
Faella Linea Premium is the special-shapes line of the Faella pasta factory in Gragnano. The company calls it "Pasta di Gragnano IGP Premium": it stands out for its special shapes and for hand packing in paper bags with brass eyelets. The ingredients are semolina from 100% Italian durum wheat and Lattari Mountains water; the dough is extruded through bronze dies and dried slowly below 48 °C for up to 60 hours.
The line includes paccheri and mezzi paccheri, scialatielli, fusilloni, calamarata, gnocchi napoletani, rigatoni and mezzi rigatoni, ridged and smooth pennoni, penne candele, candele tagliate, lumaconi, the new cavatelli rigati, conchiglioni and lasagne sheets. There are also paccheri made from the historic Italian wheat variety Senatore Cappelli. According to the product page, paccheri cook in 15 minutes in plenty of water – 7 litres per kilogram of pasta.
The large shapes in this line suit Neapolitan cooking: paccheri with ragù or seafood, calamarata with squid, scialatielli with seafood sauces, lasagne and baked pasta.
Facts
| Raw material | Semolina from 100% Italian durum wheat, Lattari Mountains water |
|---|---|
| Main use | Large special shapes for Neapolitan cooking |
What it includes
- Faella Calamarata
- Faella Candele Tagliate
- Faella Cavatelli Rigati
- Faella Conchiglioni
- Faella Fusilloni
- Faella Gnocchi Napoletani
- Faella Lasagne
- Faella Lumaconi
- Faella Mezzi Paccheri
- Faella Mezzi Rigatoni
- Faella Paccheri
- Faella Paccheri Senatore Cappelli
- Faella Penne Candele
- Faella Pennoni Lisci
- Faella Pennoni Rigati
How it connects to Pasta
Faella Linea Premium → kind of → Dry durum wheat pasta → kind of → 🍝 Pasta
Links
- What it contains
- Semolina, 🌾 Durum wheat
- Part of
- Faella, Pasta di Gragnano, Dry durum wheat pasta
- Similar and different
- Paccheri, Rigatoni, Cavatelli, Conchiglie, Penne, Lasagne sheets
Frequently asked questions
How long do Faella paccheri cook?
15 minutes in plenty of water – 7 litres per 1 kg of pasta, according to the product page.
How does Linea Premium differ from Grandi Classici?
It has special, mostly large shapes and is packed by hand in paper bags with brass eyelets.
What to read next
- Conchiglie — Short dry pasta shaped like a seashell, made from durum wheat semolina and water; De Cecco's ridged Conchiglie n° 50 have a cooking time of 13 minutes.
- Penne — Short pasta tubes cut diagonally at the ends, smooth or ridged (rigate); the name means “pen” in Italian.
Similar
Faella Formati Extra · Faella Pasta Integrale · Faella Grandi Classici · Liguori Le Speciali IGP · Afeltra Biologica 100% Grano Italiano · Liguori Le Tradizionali IGP