Spaghetti-spaghettini

What is Italian Spaghetti?

A staple of traditional Italian cuisine, spaghetti and spaghettini pasta are long, thin, cylindrical noodles made from milled durum wheat, water, and sometimes eggs. Both fresh and dried forms of spaghetti are available to buy, though the shelf-stable form tends to be more popular for pantry supplies. 

Forms of spaghetti and noodles have been eaten for centuries in Italy, and today, spaghetti is eaten all over the world. In Japan, spaghetti pasta is made with cod roe and cream in a dish called mentaiko. In the Philippines, it’s served in a sweet, vinegary tomato sauce and adorned with hot dogs. In Mexico, a shorter version called fideos are cooked into soups and baked in spicy casseroles. And in the United States, where Italian immigrants made the iconic noodles one of our most commonly eaten ingredients, spaghetti and meatballs are beloved amongst children and adults.

What dishes can I make with spaghetti? 

Italian-American icon Sophia Loren once famously said, “Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner,” meaning this is a food to be enjoyed voraciously! In Italy, spaghetti pasta noodles come with many different sauces. Some popular spaghetti sauces in Italy include carbonara, alle vongole (with clams), alla Puttanesca (a salt-fest featuring anchovies, olives, and capers), and aglio e olio (a simple yet delectable garlic-infused olive oil). Stateside, spaghetti is often accompanied by homemade tomato-based spaghetti sauces, like marinara for spaghetti and meatballs or Bolognese. Creamy dishes like spaghetti alfredo are also popular.

Can I buy Italian spaghetti online?

If you’re looking to buy Italian spaghetti and spaghetti sauce online, you’ve come to the right place. Supermarket Italy offers a wide range of authentic pasta products at competitive prices. Try Old World favorites such as Giuseppe Coco and Gentile, made with traditional methods that have barely changed in centuries. If you have dietary restrictions, La Veneziane and Garofalo make delicious gluten-free spaghetti noodles, while Pasta Mancini offers whole wheat noodles. For bulk orders of pasta noodles that are still packed with great flavor and Italian tradition, try De Cecco!