You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy these pastina (small pasta) from renowned pasta maker Rustichella d’Abruzzo, but little ones will love these fun shapes. This sampler contains our favorite kid-approved cuts perfect in soups, with butter and parmesan, and for classic macaroni and cheese. Each sampler contains the following pastas:
Due to the artisan nature of these products, some pasta cuts may vary depending on availability. When this happens, we substitute items of equal quality, value and good taste.
About the producer
In 1924, Gaetano Sergiacomo started making rustic pasta using the whole wheat flour produced at his family’s stone mill in the small town of Penne in Abruzzo. In 1981, his daughter, Nicolina Peduzzi, decided to revive the pastificio, (pasta factory) naming the new product line Rustichella d’Abruzzo. Soon after, Nicolina’s adult children Gianluigi and Stefania joined the family business, and within a few years, the small pastificio had grown into one of the most extensive artisanal pasta lines in Italy. Today, Rustichella d’Abruzzo offers a diverse selection of pasta, pasta sauce, holiday goods and more, but they’ve still remained true to their core traditional values. All of their pastas are still made with the finest quality grains, blended with pure mountain spring water, extruded through bronze dies, and slowly air-dried at low temperatures for a rustic texture that holds sauce beautifully.
