Rustichella d'Abruzzo Le Virtù

Rustichella d'Abruzzo Le Virtù is small dry soup pasta (pastina) made by the Italian brand Rustichella d'Abruzzo. The product belongs to the Rustichella d'Abruzzo PrimoGrano range.

Ingredients: durum wheat semolina, water. Cooking time according to the official site: 10–12 minutes. Pack sizes: 500 g. Protein: 12.6 g per 100 g. The pasta is drawn through bronze dies, which gives it a rough surface that holds sauce well. It is dried slowly at a low temperature.

Small shapes like this are cooked in broth or in vegetable and legume soups and are often given to children. Allergens: gluten. Small pasta is usually tipped straight into boiling broth or soup and cooked in it until tender. The exact time can vary slightly with the water and the pot, so it is worth tasting a piece a minute before the end.