Organic Penne, Spelt - Girolomoni

We are VERY proud to carry Girolomoni’s organic, ancient wheat pastas in Thailand. This is their Organic Spelt Penne. Penne is a tube-shaped pasta with angled ends, perfect for holding sauces and creating hearty dishes. Made from spelt, an ancient grain, this pasta has a rich, nutty flavor and a higher fiber content than traditional wheat pasta, providing additional nutritional benefits. Classic recipes for Spelt Penne include Penne alla Norma, featuring eggplant and ricotta, Penne with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe, a robust and flavorful combination, and Penne with Arrabbiata Sauce, a spicy tomato-based sauce. The spelt adds a unique depth of flavor to these traditional dishes. About the producer: Gino Girolomoni was one of the pioneers of organic farming in Italy, or as he called it, restoring dignity to the land. He saw industrialization as a step backward for the health of the land, the food, and the agricultural communities that he had grown up in. Starting in the 1970s, he gave more than 500 lectures on organic & regenerative farming techniques across Italy, teaching farmers how to get the most from their land without synthetic or chemical inputs. He was one of the early advocates of growing the ancient wheat grains varieties because they are superior in nutrients and taste - not optimized for mass production. Fifty years later, there are more than 400 organic farms in Girolomoni’s “Montebello” coop, with most of them in the Marche region. They control the product from the seed and soil, into their own mill, and finally to the pasta factory where it’s mixed with their spring water to become exceptional pasta. The coop reinvests profits into further development of farmer education and agrotechnology that works in concert with the land rather than against it, and today the Marche region is aiming to become the largest “Single Organic District” in Europe. We highly encourage you to learn more about the Girolomoni story on their excellent website here.