ALBADORO ITALIAN PASTA - LINGUINE 500g

ALBADORO ITALIAN PASTA - LINGUINE 1x500g

Linguine is a long, strand pasta made from durum wheat semolina and eggs. Its name is derived from the Italian word, lingua, meaning "tongue," so the word linguine translates to "little tongues." This is most likely due to the fact that the cross-sections of the strands of pasta are not quite round, like spaghetti, not flat like fettuccine, but oval-shaped, which suggests the shape of a tongue. The pasta is usually around 4 millimeters wide.

Although it's a strand pasta, linguine is made differently than ribbon pastas like fettuccine, which are rolled flat and then simply cut into ribbons, either by machine or using a knife. Instead, linguine is an extruded pasta, which means that the dough is forced through a specially shaped die, causing it to emerge from the die in whatever shape the die produces. Because it's extruded, making homemade fresh linguine is a bit more difficult than making homemade fettuccine or tagliatelle. It can be done, but you'd typically need a special pasta extruder attachment on a stand mixer.

Spaghetti is another extruded pasta, along with tubular pastas, like penne, macaroni, and rigatoni.

Linguine is thought to have originated in Liguria, a coastal region in northwestern Italy which borders the Ligurian sea. Because of this, linguine is traditionally served with seafood, such as the classic linguine alle vongole, or linguine with clams.

The Italian company Albadoro produces high quality pasta from durum wheat. Their pasta is used for both, traditional recipes and restaurant dishes.

Ingredients

100% Italian Durum Wheat Flour