"Penne" represent one of the few pasta shapes whose date and place of origin are known for certain: in 1865, in fact, a pasta producer from San Martino d'Albaro (now a district of Genoa), Giovanni Battista Capurro, patented a machine that allowed fresh pasta to be cut diagonally without crushing it. Ridged pasta is certainly not a "Gragnano Style" product. But as the saying goes, "where there's taste, there's no loss," so bon appétit to you, lovers of ridged penne! The Penne Mezzani Rigate from Gragnano PGI are bronze-drawn, made with 100% Italian wheat, dried at low temperatures in static cells, and hand-packaged. With high protein value and perfect cooking resistance. Certified Blockchain product 100% Made in Italy.