La Molisana Linguine Pasta #6, 100% Italian Wheat, 16 oz (454 g)

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True linguine should behave like a flat ribbon that hugs sauce yet twirls neatly on a fork—exactly what you get here. La Molisana starts with hard durum wheat grown in southern and central Italy, mills it in-house, hydrates with mountain spring water, then presses the dough through traditional bronze plates that carve microscopic grooves along every strand. Those grooves cling to aromatic olive oil, seafood juices, or the bright green of pesto. After extrusion, strands are arranged on wide racks and dried at temperatures well below industrial norms, a patient cycle that protects the grain’s full, wheaty character and delivers a firm bite after cooking. In the kitchen, timing is straightforward: boil six to seven minutes for al dente, adding a splash of the cooking water to your skillet to create an instant emulsion. Clam and white-wine sauce, basil-pine-nut pesto, or a light tomato sugo all coat the pasta evenly and never pool at the bottom of the plate. Because the strands are slightly thicker than capellini yet slimmer than fettuccine, they work for both delicate and rustic meals. An easy presentation: twirl cooked linguine into parchment packets with shrimp, cherry tomatoes, and a pat of butter, then bake five minutes for dramatic table-side steam. The recyclable paper window on the sleeve lets you see the pasta’s warm amber hue, proof of slow drying. Store any unused portion in a sealed jar away from light to keep that color and the signature fresh-grain aroma intact. Ingredients: Durum Wheat Semolina, Folic Acid, Niacin, Iron Lactate, Thiamin, Mononitrate, Riboflavin. Contains Wheat. May contain traces of soy. Made on equipment that processed products using Eggs. Product Weight: 16 oz (454 g) Product of Italy

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