Vesuvio

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Vesuvio is squiggly pasta shaped to resemble the volcanic mountain, but if you look carefully, they also mimic the shape of a shell to represent the Mediterranean and maritime culture of Naples. Their shape and humble ingredients of flour and water have a rich history in the region: ancient bread ovens were uncovered at Vesuvius and water from the Lattari mountains powered mills as early as the 11th century. Pastaio di Gragnano crafts all of their pasta shapes by guiding a sheet of dough through a bronze mold and air-drying each shape for 24-48 hours. The result is pasta of the perfect consistency to stick to sauce.