Leonardo Carassai
Artisan egg pasta maker in Campofilone, Marche, whose family business dates back to 1850; producer of Maccheroncini di Campofilone PGI.
Leonardo Carassai is an artisan egg pasta maker in Campofilone, in the province of Fermo in the Marche region of Italy. The company, Pastificio Artigianale Leonardo Carassai, describes its products as artisan specialities “since 1850”: the Carassai family's business began with a water-powered mill and later moved into Campofilone egg pasta. The company says it controls the cycle from milling durum wheat semolina to the finished egg pasta.
Its brands are Leonardo Carassai, L'Oro di Campofilone and Deci'Ova. For L'Oro di Campofilone the pasta is cut very thin and dried slowly for 24 hours at low temperature; Deci'Ova is made with ten eggs per kilogram of flour. The best-known product is Leonardo Carassai Maccheroncini di Campofilone IGP, the village's protected egg pasta.
The range also includes Leonardo Carassai Tagli classici (tonnarelli, linguine, fettuccine, tagliatelle, pappardelle, chitarra, maltagliati and sheets), Tagli speciali with herbs, mushrooms, saffron or cuttlefish ink, the organic Linea all'uovo Bio and the egg-free organic Linea Vegan made from semolina, legume and other flours. There are also small soup pastas, catering packs and organic ready meals.
Most of the range is egg pasta of semolina and eggs that cooks in a few minutes.
Facts
| Year founded | 1850 (family business) |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche (Campofilone, province of Fermo) |
| House range | Maccheroncini di Campofilone IGP; Tagli classici; Tagli speciali; Linea all'uovo Bio; Linea Vegan |
What it includes
How it connects to Pasta
Leonardo Carassai → kind of → Pasta brands and producers → kind of → 🍝 Pasta
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- What it contains
- 🥚 Chicken egg, Semolina
- Part of
- Pasta brands and producers
- Similar and different
- Maccheroncini di Campofilone
Frequently asked questions
Since when has Leonardo Carassai been working?
The company traces the family business back to 1850, when it started with a water-powered mill.
What is Deci'Ova?
A Leonardo Carassai brand made with ten eggs per kilogram of flour.
Does Leonardo Carassai make egg-free pasta?
Yes, the organic Linea Vegan – fettuccine and chitarra of semolina or of legume, buckwheat, maize or oat flours.
What to read next
- 🥚 Chicken egg — The egg of the domestic hen: in pasta it gives yellow colour, an elastic dough and protein, and in the EU it must be highlighted on labels as an allergen.
- Maccheroncini di Campofilone — Dried egg pasta with an EU protected geographical indication: very fine strands 0.8–1.2 mm wide of egg and semolina or flour, made in Campofilone, Marche.
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Sources
- Pastificio Carassai — Il pastificio
- Pastificio Carassai — Deci'Ova
- Pastificio Carassai — L'Oro di Campofilone