Strozzapreti aka Priest Stranglers! This versatile shape has a deep history in rural northern and central Italy. Stories go that this shape got its name from the handmade version that was made in most homes in the middle ages. Priests used to travel from house to house serving their community and all houses used to feed the priest as a token of gratitude and form of alms. Because most priests went to many houses a day, this shape became known as Strozzapreti due to how stuffed the priest would be at the end of a full day's work. We love this shape with our alla vodka sauces, pestos and tomato sauces! It makes great baked pastas too!
Keep refrigerated - this is made fresh each week. Use within 6 days or freeze for up to 6 months.
Trenchers Farmhouse pasta is not whole wheat. They use freshly milled, unbleached and preservative-free wheat, that includes more of the nutritious outer parts of the wheat berry and is then sifted to deliver the traditional delicate pasta flour texture. This is what gives the pasta a smooth, creamier mouthfeel and richer flavor.
