L'Aquila · Italy

Abruzzo

Discover Abruzzo pasta through spaghetti alla chitarra, tiny sagne, lamb ragù, saffron and a food culture shaped by mountains and the Adriatic coast.

Regional character

How pasta tastes in Abruzzo.

Abruzzo sits between high mountains and the Adriatic, so its pasta moves between lamb, tomato and Pecorino inland and fish along the coast.

Spaghetti alla chitarra is pressed through a stringed frame that gives square edges and a firm surface suited to substantial sauces.

Shapes

Spaghetti alla chitarra

Sagne

Maccheroni alla molinara

Ingredients

Lamb

Pecorino

Tomato

Saffron

Seafood

Known dishes

Chitarra alla Teramana

Sagne e fagioli

Maccheroni alla molinara

Cook the region

The regional reading list.

Complete recipes will be added when the research and testing standard is met. The region guide remains useful without pretending the library is larger than it is.