Fresine di Gragnano at a glance
Fresine are a long, flat ribbon pasta from Gragnano - wider than linguine, with a delicate bite that carries sauce beautifully. Made by Pastificio Di Martino from durum wheat semolina, bronze-drawn and slowly dried, they carry the IGP (PGI) mark of Pasta di Gragnano. Supplied in 500 g packs, 24 to a carton. A premium everyday pasta for restaurants and trattorias.
What Pasta di Gragnano IGP is
Pasta di Gragnano IGP is a protected pasta made in Gragnano, near Naples, the town that has been Italy's pasta capital since the 16th century. By specification it is made only from durum wheat semolina and local water, bronze-drawn and dried slowly at low temperature - the method that gives it its rough, porous surface and superior cooking quality.
Origin
Gragnano sits on the Sorrento peninsula in Campania, where the sea breeze and mountain air once dried pasta in the open street. The town earned its IGP in 2013, recognising centuries of know-how.
The producer
Pastificio Di Martino has made pasta in Gragnano since 1912. Four generations on, it remains one of the most respected names of the Gragnano tradition, combining selected durum wheat, bronze dies and slow drying.
Why bronze-drawn matters
Extruding the dough through bronze dies, rather than Teflon, leaves the surface rough and porous. That texture grips sauce instead of letting it slide off - the difference between pasta that merely holds sauce and pasta that marries it.
Technical specifications
Made from durum wheat semolina and water. 500 g packs, 24 per carton. Contains gluten. Store in a cool, dry place. Average values per 100 g (dry): about 357 kcal, 1.5 g fat, 13 g protein, 71 g carbohydrate.
How to cook and use
Cook in plenty of salted boiling water and drain al dente. As a long flat ribbon, fresine love medium-bodied sauces: classic Neapolitan tomato and basil, seafood and clams, cherry tomato and garlic, or a simple aglio e olio. Finish the cooking in the pan with a little pasta water to bind.
Pairings
San Marzano tomato, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, seafood, fresh basil and a dusting of Pecorino or Parmigiano.
Storage and delivery
Store in a cool, dry place away from light. LAPA delivers across Switzerland - to restaurants, pizzerias, hotels and Italian delis in Zurich, Bern, Geneva and beyond - six days a week and with no minimum order.
Who it is for
Restaurants and trattorias that want a genuine Gragnano IGP pasta, plus home cooks who care about real Italian texture and flavour.
