Fresh pasta Artisans of Norwich
Cook At Home Pasta
Below is a selection of the handmade pasta that we make in our Norwich shop.
Some of the following pastas are available to buy from our online deli shop, however we can make our pasta to order. If you have a requirement that isn’t available to buy directly from our online shop, then please use the form to send us your requirements and we will get back to you with a delivery date and price. Please be aware that there is a minumum order size of 1kg on all our handmade pasta.
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Tagliatelle
Originally from Emilia Romagna tagliatelle is the most iconic of fresh pasta shapes, it’s a simple delicious ribbon of egg pasta, the first documented appearance of this delicacy can be found in the mid 16th Century.
Our Tagliatelle are made daily in our Pastificio.
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 2 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
- Try it with our “Il ragu’ di Manzo”
Papparedelle
Typically, from Tuscany, pappardelle is a very wide ribbon of egg pasta. Its name comes from the Tuscan dialect Pappare = to eat with pleasure in generous quantity.
Pappardelle in Italy is mostly eaten with rich meaty sauces specially game.
Our Pappardelle are made to order in our Pastificio.
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 2 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
- Try it with our “Il ragu’ di Salsiccia e Funghi”
Spaghetti
Our Spaghetti is made with egg pasta dough using Farina00, Semola, Extra Virgin olive oil and egg yolk.
Spaghetti are originated in Sicily in the twelfth century when Trabia the first pasta factory was found.
Dry spaghetti can come in different thickness. Today in Italy there are thousands of recipes of spaghetti.
Our Spaghetti are made fresh daily in our Pastificio
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 2 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
- Try it with our “Pomodoro e Brisilico” sauce
Strozzapreti
Strozzapreti: are short twisted cords obtained by hand from pasta of water and Semola. Typically from the Northern Italy, its shape may change slightly from one region to another.
Strozzapreti, Italian for “choke the pries”, there are various tails about the origin of their name but some say that “they are so delicious one could choke”
Stozzapreti are made fresh to order in our Pastificio
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 2 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
- Try it with a vegetable ragu
Tortelloni
Originally from Emilia Romagna, the traditional Tortelloni are parcels of very thin pasta filled with beef and Parmigiano Reggiano. Today there are hundreds of different variations of tortelloni, tortellini o tortelli with the most unexpected fillings.
Our tortelloni are made by hand to order in our pastificio.
Al Dente Recommends: Green Tortelloni filled with spinach and ricotta.
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 4 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
Cappelletti
As the vast majority of filled egg pasta has its origin in northern Italy, their shapes resembles the one of a hat from which its name Cappellohat.
Cappelletti are rather small therefore recommended with meaty fillings.
Our Cappelletti are made by hand to order in our pastificio.
Al Dente Recommends : Cappelletti filled with ricotta and nduja
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 4 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
Cappellacci
This is a much larger version of our cappelletti, suits a variety of fillings and colours/flavours.
Our Cappellacci are made by hand to order in our pastificio.
Al Dente Recommends : Cappellacci filled with pesto and burrata.
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 4 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
Fagottini
Also known as sacchetti or fiochetti, fagottini are a member of the pasta ripiena (stuffed pasta) family. The edges of a square cut of fresh pasta dough are pulled up and tied off into a bundle with string. This creates a pouch traditionally stuffed with Italian goodness. Fagottini is most associated with Lombardy and Emilia Romagna.
Our fagottini are made by hand to order in our pastificio.
Al Dente Recommends : Black Squid ink Fagottini filled with Lobster and Prawns.
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 4 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
Ravioli
Probably the most famous of fresh filled pastas, across Italy every region, every area or even every town has their own traditional version with thousands of different fillings and variations.
Our Ravioli are made by hand to order in our pastificio.
Al Dente Recommends : Ravioli filled with Aubergines, basil and pecorino.
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 4 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
Mezzelune
Mezzelune: is Italian for halfmoon, a semi-circular raviolo very versatile to be stuffed with any type of fillings. Just like Ravioli every area has their own traditional version of these delicious pasta parcels.
Our Ravioli are made by hand to order in our pastificio.
Al Dente Recommends : Mezzelune filled with Mixed Wild Mushrooms.
BENEFITS
- Cooks in 4 minutes
- Great source of carbs
- Suitable for home freezing
- Low Glycemic index, keeping you fuller for longer
If our handmade pasta for you to cook at home isn’t available to purchase immediately from our online Deli Shop, don’t worry, you can send a request via the form below for your preferred pasta, colour and fillings and we will email you back with a price and delivery date.
Minimum order for our ‘cook at home’ handmade pasta is 1kg
All our pasta is handmade from our shop at Al Dente in Norwich by our resident chef.
