Pasta, Rice & Noodles

Mafaldine pasta, also known as "reginette" or "mafalde", is a type of ribbon-shaped pasta with a distinctive wavy or ruffled edge on both sides. The pasta's shape is versatile, making it suitable for a variety of dishes, from light olive oil-based sauces to rich,...

Pasta Portoghese is a true artisan pasta made near Florence in the heart of Tuscany. Bucatini pasta is a shape that originates from Rome, it's a long, thick, spaghetti like shape with a hole right through the middle. Bucatini all' Amatriciana is the famous dish that...

Paccheri pasta are large, wide tubes that are commonly paired with a meat or seafood ragu but they are also great with creamy sauces. The large shape is impressive and can also be individually stuffed with a filling to create mini cannelloni. Pasta Michele...

Delverde Dry Egg Tagliatelle is a premium Italian pasta crafted with high-quality durum wheat semolina and fresh, free-range eggs, following traditional methods for a richer taste and silkier texture. Unlike regular dry pasta, which is made solely from durum wheat and water, dry egg...

Dried egg pasta has a wonderfully soft texture and rich flavour that's completely different to regular non egg pasta. Spinosi have been perfecting this craft for nearly 100 years, still hand-making the pasta in the traditional ways. The key to good pasta lies in...

Casareccia pasta (sometimes spelt casarecce) are short shapes of pasta with twisted and curved edges, they look a little like curled up scrolls. It's name translates literally as 'homemade' and hails from Southern Italy. It's shape makes it extremely versatile as it holds sauce...

Pastificio di Martino Rigatoni are versatile, large pasta tubes that are great for robust meaty sauces like a beef ragù or a sausage and fennel sauce but they are also great for tomato based sauces and chunky vegetables. Pastificio di Martino make their pasta...

Orecchiette pasta originates from Puglia in Southern Italy. These little round shapes are brilliant for holding sauces and are perfect for the classic Puglian dish of Orecchiette con cime di rapa. Cime di rapa literally translates as turnip tips but is sometimes called broccoli di rape...

Pastaficio di Martino Gnocchi Sardi, as the name suggests, hails from Sardinia. They are small pasta shapes made with Durum wheat that look like the traditional potato gnocchi. The small scoop in the shape are excellent for holding sauce. Pastificio di Martino make their...

Di Martino Penne Mezzani Rigate Pasta is made using traditional bronze dies and is slowly dried at a low temperature. The bronze die gives the surface of the pasta a rougher texture than commercial pasta, allowing more sauce to stick, but most importantly, giving...

Di Martino linguine pasta is made using bronze dies and it's slowly dried at low temperatures to give a perfectly creamy texture.  The Di Martino family have been making pasta for three generations, founded in 1912 by Giuseppe in Gragnano, close to the Amalfi Coast...

Pastificio di Martino Spaghetti not only uses traditional bronze dies for a rough texture, more importantly it's slowly dried which gives you the perfect texture. The Di Martino family have been making pasta for three generations, founded in 1912 by Giuseppe in Gragnano, close...

Pappardelle Pasta are wide, flat ribbons that are often paired with slow cooked meaty sauces. The shape originates from Tuscany and the word pappardelle translates as 'gobble up'! Pastificio di Martino are based in Gragnana which is the undisputed home of dry pasta in...

Pastificio di Martino Tagliatelle is the perfect pasta for a rich meaty ragù or a creamy sauce. It originates from the Emilia-Romagna an area of Italy famous for parmesan cheese, parma ham and of course ragù alla Bolognese!  Pastificio di Martino make their pasta...

Cannelloni originates from Naples and is one of the classic pasta dishes from Italy. These pasta tubes are easy to fill with your favourite ingredients, ready to bake. Riscossa have been making pasta in Puglia since 1902 and their pasta is a household brand in...

Orzo simply translates as 'barley' and this small, barley shaped pasta was originally made to go into soups and broths like minestrone. Don't just leave it at that, Orzo is great in salads paired with salty cheeses, spicy tomatoes and fresh herbs served either...

Fregola are small balls of pasta made using Durum wheat - they are somewhere between giant couscous and the Levantine moghrabieh. The key difference is that fregola is toasted giving it a nutty flavour and an irregular texture. It can be cooked as a salad,...

Polenta is a versatile and widely used ingredient in Italian cooking. Polenta is actually the name of the finished dish, which is made by boiling cornmeal. Polenta can be served 'wet', a bit like a loose mashed potato and is often flavoured with cheese,...

This great quality Basmati rice has a lovely aroma with long slender grains and a nutty flavour. The key to the quality of this rice starts with the raw materials but more over it's down to the ageing process. This rice is matured in...

Thailand's famous Jasmine Rice has a beautiful fragrance and soft, slightly sticky texture when cooked. It's used right across South East Asia as their rice of choice, from Thailand's classic green and red curries to Indonesian Nasi Goreng. Royal Umbrella is recognised as being...