Fusilli Corti Pasta
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Setaro’s fusilli Corti is not your everyday fusilli! These perfect corkscrews are so named because they were traditionally made by hand by deftly wrapping each strand around a knitting needle or spindle (fusilli comes from the word fuso, or spindle). Now, they’re produced on traditional bronze dies in the Setaro family factory in a process that’s a little less painstaking but no less delicious. It’s a whimsical shape that’s hard to find in the U.S. and is only made by a few Italian pasta producers.
This fusilli is also hiding a delightful secret: it’s hollow! Similar to bucatini, the narrow tubes act like a straw, absorbing extra sauce to ensure that every bite is as delicious as can be.
Since 1939, the Setaro family have been making pasta on a winding street in Torre Annunziata in Naples. Their factory is on the same street, in fact, where Giada's grandfather once made his own pasta. The semolina flour they use is minimally processed, creating a more flavorful product than those commonly found in the U.S. The company air-dries its pasta in the cool, salt-tinged breezes that blow in through wild rosemary bushes from the Mediterranean coast, a practice that makes for a delightfully chewy finished product.
Setaro does not include a cooking time on their pasta bags; they recommend that savvy cooks should start tasting the pasta after about 10 minutes of boiling to catch it at the perfect al dente texture.
Short pasta like this fusilli corti does best in dishes with lots of veggies or other ingredients cut small. It’s a great choice for pasta salads, as the thicker tubes are in no danger of becoming mushy over time. You can also swap this shape in any time you'd use regular fusilli, rotini, or just about any other short pasta.
