These nostalgic alphabet, wagon wheel, and elbow/shell shapes make eating fun for kids and the young at heart! Established in 1876, Pastificio Gentile is one of the historic artisanal factories that made the city of Gragnano famous around the world for its pasta. Today, Gentile preserves the traditional production methods and attention to detail required to make truly fantastic pasta. The semolina chosen is strictly Italian origin and of the best quality– single-sourced and processed with care and respect at the Ferro Brothers Mill in Campobasso. The excellent raw material allows for the production of a premium quality pasta and the low temperature drying method known as “Cirillo” preserves its distinct aroma and flavor. Each of Pastificio Gentile’s pasta shapes are bronze cut, meaning that the molds or “dies” used in production are made of bronze. The bronze mold creates a rougher more porous pasta giving the pasta a homemade quality and phenomenal sauce adhesion.