Italian Dried Pasta Brands

Italian Dried Pasta Brands
by Alex Evins (v.02/25)

Top Tier Artisan

Benedetto Cavalieri

Cavaliere Giuseppe Cocco

Pastificio Setaro

Pasta Mancini

Artisan

Martelli

Pastificio Gentile

Pastificio dei Campi

Pastificio Faella

Pastificio D'Aragona

Verrigni

Vicidomini

La Fabbrica della Pasta di Gragnano

High Quality (Specialty Store)

Afeltra

Monograno Felicetti

Felicetti

Rustichella d'Abruzzo

Rustichella d'Abruzzo Primograno

Rigorosa

Pastificio Masciarelli

Pastificio Morelli

Medium Quality (Supermarket)

Liguori

La Molisana

Rummo

Garofalo

De Cecco

Voiello

Delverde

Pastificio Di Martino

Lower Quality (Mass Market)

Barilla

Buitoni

Granoro

Agnesi

Divella

Colavita

Ronzoni

San Remo

Look For:

  • Bronze Cut (Trafilata al Bronzo)
  • Slow Low-Temperature Dried (Essiccazione a Bassa Temperatura)
  • Pasta di Gragnano IGP
  • 100% Italian Grain (100% Grano Italiano) or Grain Type and Origin Specified

    (Transparency is imporant because the quality of durum wheat—especially in regards to protein content and type—is variable based on grain origin, type, cultivation conditions, and time at harvest. The higher the protein content, the more rigid the pasta, the better it holds its shape during cooking, and the longer it stays al dente. As such, it is very difficult to overcook pasta with a protein content greater than 14%.)