Paccheri artisan pasta

Discover the allure of our paccheri artisan pasta, an iconic and beautiful Neapolitan pasta shape popular in Campania and southern Italy. Paccheri are wide, hollow tubes, about an inch in diameter, designed to capture and complement rich sauces. Imagine a sliced-up garden hose, and you have the idea! According to legend, Italian farmers invented paccheri at the beginning of the 17th century to smuggle garlic over the Alps into what is today Austria. In this way, they successfully evaded the import ban put in place to protect the Austrian garlic industry.