Maccheroncini al Pettine Gragnano IGP by Di Martino
Maccheroncini al Pettine Gragnano IGP by Pastificio Di Martino are short pasta made from 100% Italian durum wheat semolina, bronze-drawn and slowly dried at low temperature. They carry the Pasta di Gragnano IGP mark, the first protected geographical indication granted to pasta in Europe. Supplied in 500 g bags, case of 8, they cook al dente in about 15 minutes and are built for rich, long-cooked sauces. LAPA delivers them refrigerated-free, dry ambient, throughout Switzerland.
What Maccheroncini al Pettine are
The maccheroncino al pettine is a short, comb-ridged tube: its parallel grooves (the comb, pettine) run along the surface and dramatically increase the area in contact with the sauce. It is a classic shape of the Neapolitan and Campanian tradition, designed for hearty dressings that need to cling to and fill the pasta. Bronze drawing leaves the surface porous and matte rather than smooth and glassy, so every groove grips the sauce.
Gragnano: capital of Italian dry pasta
Pasta has been produced in Gragnano, in the province of Naples, since the late 16th century, when the first family pasta workshops appeared. On 12 July 1845 King Ferdinand II of Bourbon granted Gragnano's pasta makers the privilege of supplying all the long pasta to the royal court. The town's position, with its warm sea breeze and dry mountain air, made it the natural home of slow open-air drying. In 2010 Pasta di Gragnano became the first pasta in Europe to obtain IGP status (Official Gazette no. 198 of 25 August 2010).
The producer: Pastificio Di Martino
Pastificio Di Martino has been making pasta in Gragnano since 1912, when Giuseppe Di Martino took over a local workshop. The pastificio works with 100% Italian durum wheat, uses bronze dies and dries its pasta slowly at low temperature, in line with the Pasta di Gragnano IGP specification. These choices preserve the proteins and the natural aroma of the wheat and give the cooked pasta a firm, springy bite.
Organoleptic profile
Amber colour with the matte, slightly rough surface typical of bronze drawing. Clean scent of durum wheat. On cooking it holds its shape and stays firm to the bite; the rough wall and internal channel of the comb shape trap sauce, so each forkful carries dressing all the way through.
Technical specifications
100% Italian durum wheat semolina and water. Net weight 500 g per bag, case of 8 bags. Cooking time about 15 minutes to al dente. Bronze-drawn, slowly dried at low temperature. Contains gluten. Average values per 100 g: 354 kcal / 1502 kJ, 1.3 g fat (0.3 g saturated), 70.0 g carbohydrate (3.3 g sugars), 3.3 g fibre, 14.0 g protein, salt below 0.01 g.
Professional uses
The comb shape is made for structured, long-cooked sauces. In professional kitchens it works for Neapolitan ragù simmered for hours, genovese of slow-cooked onions and beef, San Marzano DOP tomato and basil sauce, and seafood dressings. Cook one minute short of the pack time and finish in the pan with the sauce and a ladle of starchy cooking water to emulsify. Professional serving 80-100 g per portion as a main, 70-80 g as a first course in a menu. A common chef error is to over-cook bronze pasta: stop at the bite and let the residual heat finish it in the pan.
Pairings
Pairs naturally with San Marzano DOP peeled tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and a generous grating of Parmigiano Reggiano DOP. Round it off with fresh basil. For a Sunday-style table, build a full Neapolitan ragù and serve the sauce first over the maccheroncini, the meat as a second course.
Delivery and logistics
B2B and B2C delivery throughout Switzerland from the LAPA warehouse in Embrach (Zurich). As a dry ambient product no cold chain is required: pallet or case shipping over Zurich, Winterthur, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Frauenfeld, Aargau, Bern and Basel with the LAPA fleet, and 24-48 hour delivery for Ticino (Lugano, Bellinzona, Locarno), French-speaking Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg), Valais (Sion, Martigny) and Grisons (Chur, Davos) via partner couriers (Swiss Post, Planzer, Galliker). Ideal for stocking professional pantries.
Who it is for
Designed for restaurants, pizzerias, trattorias, hotels, delicatessens, Italian grocery stores and private customers who want authentic Gragnano IGP pasta. Order Maccheroncini al Pettine Gragnano IGP Di Martino from LAPA.
