region: Northern Italy
Orecchiette means "little ears" in Italian. Made with
stone ground durum flour
and water, they are little
circles with a depression
in the middle.
region: all ITALY Whole Black Peppercorns. The world's most popular spice is a berry that grows in clusters on the pepper plant "piper nigrum". Black pepercorn is picked when the berry is unripe and then is dried until it shrivels and the skin turns dark brown.
region: Northern Italy
DALLA COSTA: One of Italy's truly artisanal pasta makers.
Produces a limited line of interesting cuts from the finest semolina.
This particular "Gigli" cut
has a Lily ruffled conical shape.
brand: DALLA COSTA
