Brand: Martelli
Since 1926, the Martelli family has produced their artisanal pasta in the medieval town of Lari, near Pisa, in Tuscany. Incredibly still today, only Martelli family members carry on this tradition, managing the entire pasta production themselves. So what's the recipe for their success? With simple techniques and traditional beliefs passed down from generation to generation, they utilize 100% Italian, first grade durum wheat to give birth to only 5 classic shapes. The wheat flour is manually worked into dough using cold water. Then, it is extruded and cut with bronze dies, and air dried for 50 hours (compared to industrial pasta that is oven dried for 30 mins). These processes give the pasta a rough surface and special porousness, perfect for catching pasta sauce. So why Fusilli?
Inspired by the leaning tower of Pisa, the Martellis decided to shake-up their business and introduce their first new shape in decades. With Tuscan inspiration, they chose a wonderful shape guaranteed to invigorate many of your favorite recipes. Fusilli resemble corkscrews or spindles that offer edges with ample surface area to catch your favorite sauces and give a particular mouth-feel. Try them with with chunkier sauces where pieces of meat, legumes, or vegetables nestle in the Fusilli. Eat them enough and you may even think you're climbing up the Leaning Tower of Pisa yourself!
Nota bene: Pay attention as you cook this precious, Tuscan pasta! You really need to cook it "al dente" to enjoy the fullness of its flavor and texture.
