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Quality Pasta
In order to make the best possible pasta, all steps in the process are done by the Castellano family themselves. From sowing to packaging, everything is done on their terms. The native wheat varieties that are used by the Castellano’s have high concentrations of protein (12% to 14%), making them extremely suitable for the production of pasta. Not only does this make the pasta healthier, it also results in a higher cooking resistance creating a better bite. High quality extruded pasta should always be extruded through bronze, giving the pasta its rough exterior. This roughness gives the pasta its ability to cling to the sauce. Then, the pasta is slowly dried for 24 hours at low temperatures. This step is crucial to maintain the proteins in the pasta.
Own organic wheat
The Castellano family cultivates their wheats strictly organic. In short, all decisions in the process lead to the optimal taste and most healthy, authentic pasta. Therefore everything, from sowing to packaging of the final product, is done by the Castellano family. Of course, their pasta is made from their own wheat and water, nothing else!
Godfather
Busiate Corleonesi (busy Corleonese) is a pasta shape from the small village of Corleone in central Sicily. This village became famous as the birthplace of Don Corleone in The Godfather but is also the namesake of the local pasta variety. On Sicily, this pasta is often eaten with “pesto alla Siciliana”, a delicious pesto variety with tomato, ricotta salata or fresh ricotta and pine nuts.
Beautiful Sicily
Madreperla literally means ‘mother of pearl’. Elisa Castellano, the owner of the pasta factory, chose this name because their wheat fields are in the heart of Sicily. Although Sicily is a relatively busy part of Italy in terms of tourism, the heart of Sicily is still remote. With the name Madreperla, Elisa wants to show that Sicily has more to offer than just its coastal areas. We strongly agree, the islands’ inlands are definitely worth your while!
Lots to choose from
The Castellano family produces nine types of pasta. We offer them all. This way you can vary as much as you want and you will always have the right pasta shape for the chosen sauce. Mix and match a package of eight packs. Because let's be honest, can you ever have too much pasta?
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