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Origin
Abruzzo — Province di Chieti e L'Aquila
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Description
Abruzzo's twisted pasta — sagne torte (literally 'twisted sheets') are fresh pasta rectangles twisted along their length by hand to create a spiral form. The twisting increases surface area and creates concave surfaces that hold sauce. Dressed with the Abruzzo mountain lamb ragù: sautéed lamb shoulder, white wine, rosemary, and San Marzano tomatoes cooked for 90 minutes until the lamb is completely tender and has integrated into the sauce. A preparation where the pasta shape is engineered specifically for this sauce.
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The Thread
—Hand-twisted pasta creating a spiral surface for sauce adhesion — Calabria and Abruzzo independently developed twisted pasta formats to solve the same surface-area problem Calabrian
—Short pasta pieces twisted for sauce adhesion — the spiral pasta tradition appearing across Mediterranean pasta cultures Spanish
—Hand-shaped pasta designed specifically for absorbing braised meat sauces — both traditions create a pasta format engineered for maximum sauce capture Middle · Eastern
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Flavour Context
Mountain lamb richness and rosemary intensity, tomato sweetness, twisted pasta that captures every drop of sauce — hearty, aromatic, the wild landscape of Abruzzo in a bowl
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