Rustichella d'Abruzzo Creste di Gallo

Creste di Gallo, Italian for “rooster’s crests,” are short, crescent-shaped pasta with ridges and ruffled edges that mimic their namesake. The porous surface and hollow curve of this unique shape make it ideal for holding onto sauce.

In the town of Pianella in Italy's Abruzzo region, artisan pasta maker Gianluigi Peduzzi of Rustichella d'Abruzzo maintains a proud tradition started by his grandfather. He starts by choosing the best semolina from select durum wheat and mixing it with pure mountain spring water. The dough is then shaped using the same hand-carved bronze dies that Gianluigi’s grandfather used a century ago, giving the pasta just the right texture to capture all kinds of sauce. Lastly, slow drying in temperature controlled chambers for at least 56 hours imparts flavor and texture unlike any ordinary mass-produced pasta.