{"id":4179,"date":"2022-05-18T16:02:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valdigrano.com\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2022-05-18T16:02:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T14:02:31","slug":"speaking-of-pasta-mezze-penne-rigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valdigrano.com\/en\/speaking-of-pasta-mezze-penne-rigate\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking of pasta: Mezze Penne Rigate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Characteristics, History and Pairings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mezze penne rigate<\/em> is a variant of the most popular and loved pasta shape in Italy: penne rigate<\/em>. Despite the name, which in Italian means \u201chalf penne\u201d, mezze penne<\/em> pasta is \u00be of the size of penne<\/em> and has the same width and thickness. We cannot talk about penne<\/em> without mentioning the history behind this type of pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penne<\/em> date back to exactly 11 March 1865, when Giovanni Battista Capurro, a renowned pasta producer in San Martino d\u2019Albano (today a suburb of the city of Genoa), patented a machine that could cut pasta diagonally without breaking it. Until then, pasta was cut manually with scissors and the result was imperfect and irregular. Penne<\/em> pasta, as mezze penne<\/em>, is named after the pen nibs it is made to represent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In the Middle Ages, tradition required to colour this format of pasta with saffron to intensify its natural amber tones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

10 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region of Origin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Penne rigate<\/em> pasta, of which mezze penne<\/em> is a shorter variant, is originally from Genoa, in Liguria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Pairings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mezze penne rigate<\/em> can be paired with all types of sauces, from the most traditional to the most innovative. Penne \u201call\u2019arrabbiata\u201d<\/em>, with Bolongese ragu, and with courgettes and scampi are just some of the great pairings you can enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Less popular recipes, but just as good, include mezze penne<\/em> with bell pepper cream sauce and mezze penne<\/em> with asparagus and pancetta. This extremely versatile pasta shape is as good to prepare winter pasta bakes as it is to create cold vegetable dishes during the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Durum wheat semolina and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Average nutritional values for 100 g of raw product<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Energy: 1555 kJ \/ 367 Kcal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Fat: 1.5 g<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– of which saturates: 0.2 g<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Carbohydrate: 73.0 g<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– of which sugars: 3.0 g<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Fibre: 2.5 g<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Protein: 14.0 g<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Salt: 0.01g<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Do you cook pasta in a sustainable way? Here are a few tips that can make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> Don\u2019t waste water, use only the necessary amount: 1 litre of water for every 100 grammes of dry pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> Cooking with a lid will save time and gas or electricity and the water will boil sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> Add the salt when the water starts boiling and add the pasta immediately after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/strong> Put the lid back on halfway through the cooking time, switch off the gas (or electric hob) and finish cooking your pasta in the hot water inside the covered pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See all Valdigrano Superior Quality pasta.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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