When Italy meets Cambodia. Taste our perfect pepper spaghetti
Life is too short not to experiment with it. However, when you take the best pepper in the world and combine it with the greatest pasta treasure that Italy has, the result can be nothing other than a perfectly crafted Italian spaghetti concept.
At the beginning, however, there was the question of whom to turn to with a request to create perfect spaghetti with a pepper base for us. In the end, we decided on a family business located in the middle of the Alpine massif Alpe della Luna near Tuscany. This is exactly where Pasta di Borgo Pace is based, where pasta preparation has been dedicated to for many generations.
Local experts in the field of gastronomy and baking created a recipe for us that relies on several simple ingredients, which are crystal clear Alpine water, sunshine, and the highest quality hard wheat, and of course, the best pepper in the world grown in the Kampot province must not be missing.
Processed by traditional methods
The secret of the unique taste of the spaghetti lies, similar to our pepper, in the method of processing. The pasta is hung out immediately after production and dried at about 40 degrees Celsius. During this process, they gain their characteristic length and elasticity, which they acquire during 20 hours of drying.
This process also defines their structure, which is not smooth like the pasta you are used to from the supermarket. Every Italian will tell you that for the sauce to hold well on the pasta, their structure must be rough and slightly floured.
You do not have to fear that the roughness would transfer to the taste; on the contrary, these pastas are perfectly soft. This is also contributed to by the gentle stone grinding of semolina flour, thanks to which the flour contains fine wheat germ that softens the taste of the pasta and also provides a rich protein content.
Pasta is ideal to pair with classic tomato or cream sauces, and you can never go wrong with a few shavings of Parmesan. And now there is nothing left but to wish you a good appetite.
