Gentile

What is Pastificio Gentile? 

Pastificio Gentile is an artisan pasta brand from Italy. Born from the great traditions of the Gragnano region, where pasta making is as much an art form as it is a means of employment, this historic pasta brand uses bronze molds and traditional drying methods to achieve superior pasta noodles.  

Made in Gragnano, Beloved Around the World

Founded in 1876, Pastificio Gentile has a rich history of pasta-making in Gragnano. The company’s original focus was fusillo, a traditional pasta made by wrapping a long pasta noodle over a needle and drying it in the warm breeze. Over several decades, Gentile adapted to the revolutionary “Cirillo Method” of drying pasta within heated air racks and also expanded from fusillo to other shapes of pasta noodles. What has not changed is the company’s passion for good pasta, the quality natural ingredients, and the pride in replicating Gragnano’s old-world traditions in kitchens worldwide.

What kinds of Pastificio Gentile products can I buy?

In addition to classic pasta shapes like spaghetti and linguine noodles, Pastificio Gentile has unique pasta shapes that are hard to find elsewhere, such as the Pastificio Gentile Vesuvio Pasta di Gragnano and the Pastificio Gentile Gnocchi Napoletani Pasta. For those who are looking for organic pasta, there are selections such as Pastificio Gentile Organic Spaghetti alla Chitarra Pasta di Gragnano IGP, as well as Gentile Organic Whole Durum Wheat Spaghetti Pasta made with organic whole wheat flour.