De Cecco Fusilli No. 34 pasta

De Cecco is one of Italy's most prestigious pasta brands, renowned for its commitment to traditional production methods. The company famously uses bronze-drawn dies to extrude its pasta, which gives it a rough, porous surface that is superior for holding sauces.

Another hallmark of the De Cecco brand is its slow-drying process at low temperatures. While modern industrial methods often use high heat to speed up drying, De Cecco maintains a slower process—sometimes taking up to 36 hours—to preserve the nutritional integrity, flavor, and natural yellow color of the durum wheat semolina.

The company remains a family-owned enterprise, with headquarters and primary production facilities still located in Fara San Martino, Abruzzo, where it was originally founded over a century ago. This dedication to heritage and quality has helped it become the third-largest pasta manufacturer in the world.