De Cecco Whole Wheat Orecchiette

1 Since 1886 we have been choosing the best durum wheat produced in Italy and in the rest of the world to guarantee a wholemeal pasta with unique qualities and perfect cooking performance2 Before being milled, our wheat must pass strict quality controls to make sure we deliver on our promise3 The fibers naturally contained in our grains and the precious "wheat germ" are not heat-treated during the milling, thus conserving their nutritional characteristics and the true flavor of fresh ingredients.4 The high-quality wholemeal semolina we use to make the pasta is "coarse" to preserve the gluten integrity and to guarantee a "sweeter" taste5 We knead the semolina with cold water at a temperature lower than 15°C to ensure greater pasta firmness while cooking6 We use rough bronze drawplates, which make the dough porous to better capture the sauce7 We let the pasta dry slowly at low temperatures to preserve the organoleptic characteristics of our wheat

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