Questa

PASTA SHOPS
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or almost 30 years, Iva and Maurizio have been selling products made with top-quality,
hand-processed primary ingredients. The pasta for the stuffed pasta is paper-thin
and fillings reflect different regional traditions: the plin, agnolotti hand-pinched on one side,
for example, are typical of Piedmont’s Langa hills, while the agnolotti Cavour conjure up the
Turin of yesteryear. Then there are fillings with more innovative combinations: ricotta and
citrus fruits; saffron and spinach; mint, potatoes and Pecorino; and goat’s cheese and Tropea
onions. Fresh pasta ranges from garganelli to trofie, from orecchiette to pigi, from cavatelli
to spatzli, from tajarin to maltagliati, to the busciati of Trapani to be served with so-called
pesto trapanese, made with ground tomato, basil and almonds. Always available are hand-
made gnocchi, traditional or made with pumpkin and chestnuts, as are typical Piedmontese
delicacies, fish dishes, and caponata, stewed vegetables Sicilian-style. You’ll also find jars
of seasonal fruit jams, meat sauce, bagna caoda, vegetables preserved in oil and fantastic
homemade vegetable stock cubes. Closed Sunday and Monday.
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