Pasta di Gragnano IGP is the only pasta in the world bearing the Protected Designation of Origin mark, produced exclusively in the town of Gragnano, nestled in the hills of the Monti Lattari. The pasta-making tradition of Gragnano dates back to the XVI century, when the town's streets were designed to harness the sea breeze for drying pasta.
The secret of Pasta di Gragnano lies in three elements: high-quality durum wheat semolina, bronze die extrusion that creates an ideal surface texture to hold sauces, and slow drying at low temperature that preserves flavor and consistency.
Each pasta shape has its own story and perfect pairing: spaghetti for clams, paccheri for ragù, candele for celebrations. In Gragnano, pasta is not merely food: it is an art form, a culture, a way of life.
