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Faella Gemelli are one of our most popular shapes. The name comes from the Italian word for twins, but they aren't two strands, just one twisted on itself for a pleasantly chewy mouthfeel. This pasta is delicious with a simple tomato sauce, but it also shines with chunky sauces (like sweet sausage + broccoli rabe or pistachio pesto) or with earthy ingredients like porcini mushrooms. Pasta Faella is crafted according to tradition in Gragnano, the legendary birthplace of Italian dried pasta. The hard durum semola flour used to make Gemelli is 100% Italian semola di grano duro. That's why, when cooked, it fills the room with the intense aroma of freshly baked bread and toasted grain. Its slightly rough, porous texture creates an ideal surface for collecting sauces, while its consistency is firm and chewy. Just cook your Gemelli al dente to savor its rich flavor and great texture fully! This pasta is real Italian pasta at its best.
Pasta Faella is made from nothing but the highest quality semola and pristine spring waters from the Lattari Mountains. The pasta is extruded through traditional bronze dies created specifically for each shape, and is air dried naturally for at least two days - unlike industrial pasta that is dried in less than an hour at high temperatures in electric ovens. Pasta Faella, instead, is a classic artisanal pasta that is easily digested and gives a great sense of satiety.

Gemelli Faella: Critics' Review

"The particular shape, gemelli, is a favorite if you love a chew and coarse texture, which holds sauce really well."
Serious Eats
"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
"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

Any questions?
We got you.

Why are Gemelli Faella twisted?
Gemelli Faella’s twisted shape is designed to trap sauces, from simple tomato-basil to pesto and Porcini mushrooms, making this a versatile pasta that holds flavor well.
What’s the best pasta shape for mac and cheese?
Gemelli Faella are ideal for mac and cheese due to their their bouncy texture and hollow shape. Please, we implore you to undercook your pasta before you add the rest of the ingredients. It’ll finish cooking in the oven by slowly absorbing the sauce.
How does bronze extrusion benefit Gemelli Faella?
Bronze extrusion creates a textured surface that helps hold onto thick sauces, making Gemelli Faella ideal for robust, flavorful dishes.​
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