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Imagine big thick Bucatini, and you have Mezzanelli, a unique pasta shape with a full, rich mouthfeel. You can enjoy them whole or broken up into halves or thirds. They are delicious in a simple dish of Piennolo Tomatoes and pancetta, baked in a Pasticcio or, if you happen to have leftovers, in a Frittata. Faella is crafted according to tradition in Gragnano, the legendary birthplace of Italian dried pasta. The hard durum semola flour used to make Mezzanelli is 100% Italian semola di grano duro. That's why, when cooked, Mezzanelli Faella fill the room with the intense aroma of freshly baked bread and toasted grain. They can be eaten whole or “spezzati,” broken up into halves or thirds and their slightly rough, porous texture create an ideal surface for collecting sauces,. Just cook your Mezzanelli al dente to savor their rich flavor and great texture fully!   
Pastificio Faella has been producing pasta in Gragnano, a town south of Naples in Campania, since 1907. There, the breezes that flow from the mountains to the sea create the perfect conditions for drying pasta, while the pristine spring water from the Lattari Mountains used to make the dough complements this uniquely ideal setting. Mezzanelli Faella are extruded through traditional bronze dies designed specifically for each shape, then air-dried slowly. That's what makes a huge difference between industrial and artisanal pasta: the former is dried in less than an hour at high temperatures through electric ovens, the latter naturally and for at least two days. Because of this slow process, Mezzanelli Faella are easily digested and give a great sense of satiety.

Mezzanelli Faella: Critics' Choice

"At Faella they still use bronze dies, which give the pasta a rougher texture, with microscopic crannies for catching sauce."
The New York Times
"One of my favorite. I think that people have gotten so used to the idea of cheap pasta, that they don’t realize that there is alternative that tastes completely different. And better."
Elizabeth Minchilli
"Faella, a family-owned company in Gragnano, near Naples, makes pastas in the traditional fashion, extruded through bronze dies and slowly air-dried before packaging."
Florence Fabricant in the New York Times
"Pasta alla Mugnaia: If you don’t want to make your own pasta, chef Voller recommends using Pasta Faella’s dried mezzanelli for this recipe."
Edible
"Faella produces the best, most perfect pasta."
Serious Eats
“Faella is every bit artigianale!” 
Camille Frazier
"I also wanted to mention Faella pasta, my new favorite brand. I cook a lot of different brands of dried pasta, but lately this one has really been speaking to me."
Erica de Mane
" Despite advances in technology and greater regulation, Faella still primarily relies on a pasta-making technique the company developed more than 100 years ago."
Tasting Table
"Made from Italian wheat and cold water, using old machines with bronze dyes to made a coarse pasta that grabs onto sauce. Pasta Faella just tastes better."
Andrew Zimmern
"With simple recipes, ingredients make all the difference. If you can get imported pasta, then use it. I love Faella, which comes from Gragnano, outside of Naples."
Elizabeth Minchilli
"Pasta for Discerning Macaroni-Eaters”
Culinary Backstreets
“Faella pasta has a rough surface, perfect for better absorbing the sauce, thanks to the extruding that is still done with bronze dies.”
Amedeo Colella
"The difference in taste, in texture and in the finished dish is hard to describe here, you’re just going to have to experiment yourself."
Elizabeth Minchilli
"Faella is an old family-run company, started in 1907. In my opinion it’s still doing everything right."
Erica de Mane
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