Tress
Family-owned pasta and Spätzle maker from Münsingen on the Swabian Jura, with about 90 varieties of egg, Italian-style and spelt pasta.
Tress is a family-owned pasta maker from Münsingen on the Swabian Jura (Baden-Württemberg, Germany); the company's full name is Franz Tress GmbH & Co. KG. According to its official website, it has been making pasta by traditional craft methods in the Swabian Jura biosphere reserve for half a century. Markus Tress runs the business in the second generation and relies on regional ingredients.
The range has about 90 varieties. They include Swabian specialities such as Spätzle and Knöpfle, egg pasta like ribbon noodles, and Italian-style pasta from 100% durum wheat semolina: spaghetti, tagliatelle, penne, pappardelle. The lines are Tress Großmutters Küche (rolled noodles and Spätzle), Tress Original (pressed egg pasta), TressOhne (vegan pasta without egg), Tress Bio Dinkel and Tress Original Dinkel Vollkorn (spelt pasta), Tress Exklusiv (rolled, hang-dried pasta), Tress Pasta Tradizionale (bronze dies) and Tress Meine Nudel für jeden Tag.
The company says all its eggs come from strictly controlled, species-appropriate farming and are cracked fresh at the plant. The spelt for its wholegrain pasta is grown and milled in the biosphere reserve, and its durum wheat semolina has a high protein content. Tress Spätzle and Knöpfle packs carry the protected geographical indication "Schwäbische Spätzle". In Münsingen, at the Albgut – Altes Lager site, Tress runs a glass pasta manufactory, a noodle museum and a pasta restaurant.
Facts
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Region | Baden-Württemberg (Münsingen, Swabian Jura) |
| House range | Großmutters Küche, Original, TressOhne, Bio Dinkel, Original Dinkel Vollkorn, Exklusiv, Pasta Tradizionale, Meine Nudel für jeden Tag |
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- What it contains
- Semolina, 🥚 Chicken egg
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- Similar and different
- Schwäbische Spätzle
Frequently asked questions
Where is Tress pasta made?
In Münsingen on the Swabian Jura, in the Swabian Jura biosphere reserve (Baden-Württemberg).
How many pasta varieties does Tress make?
About 90: Spätzle, Knöpfle, egg pasta, Italian-style durum wheat pasta and spelt pasta.
Do Tress Spätzle have a protected name?
Yes, Tress Spätzle and Knöpfle packs carry the EU protected geographical indication label for "Schwäbische Spätzle".
What to read next
- Semolina — Coarse, yellowish meal ground from durum wheat: the main raw material of dry pasta.
- 🥚 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.
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