Giadzy debuted its first in-house products with a line of eight, made in Italy artisan organic pastas. For $10.50 per 1.1lb package, the private-label pasta line will be available exclusively from Giadzy, the lifestyle and e-commerce platform delivering authentic regional Italian food products to consumers everywhere.
After months of research and conversation with the best pasta-makers in Italy, award winning chef Giada De Laurentiis and the Giadzy team identified the key aspects of a pasta line that could carry the Giadzy name: exceptional raw ingredients, time-honored techniques, and a diversity of shapely experiences.
Giadzy Pasta is crafted in the region of Abruzzo, a verdant gem on the country’s central east coast. To make Giadzy Pasta, spring water from the Majella mountain range is combined with semolina flour organically grown and ground at the base of the mountains. Distinguished by the sweet aroma of pure wheat, unlike industrially processed grains, this strain of Italian semolina can be traced from field-to-factory and is farmed with reverence and care for the local land.
Cut on 100-year-old bronze dies, Giadzy Pasta uses an ancestral technology which impresses the raw dough with a rustic texture. When cooked, its rough surface helps sauce to cling to the pasta. The pasta is air-dried in a cool environment for up to 36 hours, dehydrating naturally compared to industrial pastas that are flash-dried at high temperatures that essentially bake the dough, creating a mushy, uneven product. Through this process, its structural integrity is preserved and the pasta remains dense, able to achieve the coveted al dente bite when cooked.
Giadzy Pasta launches with eight harder-to-find shapes – from curled and twisted to square and tubular – chosen for their versatility in the kitchen. Some pair better with sauces like marinara or pesto. Some are meant to be twirled, or pierced, or cradled in a spoon for brothy dishes.
Giadzy Pasta debuts with the following eight sensational shapes:
- Nodi Marini
- Bucatini
- Taccole
- Pappardelle
- Paccheri
- Bucatini Lunghi
- Manfredi Lunghi
- Spaghetti Chitarra
