Campagna

Chifferi pasta, 500g, shape number 53. Short curved tubes, a bit larger than elbow macaroni, with a hollow centre that holds a chunky sauce. A rest...

Farfalle, 500g, shape number 82. Bow-tie pasta. The shape looks right on a plate and holds cream, tomato, pesto or a chunky vegetable sauce. Cold p...

Fusilli, 500g, shape number 44. Spirals. Thick sauce and a chunky ragù sit in the twists. Pesto, vegetable pasta and a pasta salad use them for the...

Campagna mezzi gomiti no. 39, a 500g box. Italian elbow macaroni, short curved tubes of durum wheat with a hollow that holds sauce. Cafes and homes...

Campagna peeled tomatoes, a 2.55kg can. Whole peeled Italian tomatoes in juice, for kitchens that cook sauce in volume. Pizzerias and restaurants o...

Penne rigate 27, 500g. Campagna. Ridged tubes cut on a diagonal. The ridges and the hollow hold sauce, from a cream sauce to a meat ragu or an arra...

Red wine vinegar, 1 litre. Tangy, a little fruity, made from red wine. A kitchen reaches for it when a vinaigrette or a marinade needs acid, and wh...

Spaghetti, 500g, shape number 4. Dried long pasta. Carbonara, pomodoro, a seafood sauce or a meat sauce all sit on it. A restaurant boils a box for...

White vinegar, 1 litre. Campagna. Clean, sharp, neutral. The vinegar for pickles, a dressing, and the jobs that don't want wine or malt character. ...