Mancini
Also known as: Mancini Pastificio Agricolo, Pastificio Mancini
Farm-based pasta maker in Monte San Pietrangeli, Marche, founded in 2010, making pasta only from wheat grown in its own fields.
Mancini is a farm-based pasta maker in Monte San Pietrangeli, in the province of Fermo in the Marche region. The Mancini farm was founded in 1938 by the current owner's grandfather, a wheat grower. His grandson Massimo Mancini, an agronomist by training, opened Mancini Pastificio Agricolo in 2010: a pasta factory that makes pasta only from wheat grown in the fields around it.
According to the maker, this means the pasta differs slightly from year to year, reflecting each harvest. The only ingredients are semolina from the farm's own durum wheat and water. The dough is extruded through round bronze dies and dried at between 36 and 46–55 °C for roughly 22–44 hours depending on the shape; spaghetti, for example, dry for 36 hours and paccheri for 23 hours.
The range is dry durum wheat pasta in three lines. Mancini Linea Classica has 27 items, including spaghetti, spaghettoni, square spaghettoni, chitarra, linguine, bucatini, capellini, fettucce, paccheri, rigatoni, tuffoli, fusilli, penne and the "Mista" mixed pasta. Mancini Linea Integrale offers wholegrain spaghetti, penne rigate and fusilli. Mancini Grani Turanici is pasta from the ancient wheat Triticum turgidum subsp. turanicum, which the factory has worked with since 2014.
Mancini is not a Pasta di Gragnano PGI producer and holds no protected name; its distinguishing feature is the complete chain from field to pack.
Facts
| Year founded | 2010 (farm 1938) |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche (Monte San Pietrangeli, province of Fermo) |
| House range | Mancini Linea Classica; Mancini Linea Integrale; Mancini Grani Turanici |
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- What it contains
- Semolina, 🌾 Durum wheat
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say Mancini, and what does Pastificio Agricolo mean on the pack?
Man-CHEE-nee, like the Italian surname. Pastificio Agricolo is Italian for a farm-based pasta factory.
Is it true that Mancini pasta comes from Gragnano, near Naples?
No. Mancini is on the Adriatic side, in the Marche, and is not a Pasta di Gragnano PGI producer.
What is Mancini spaghetti made of, and is it "bronze-cut"?
Only durum wheat semolina and water, extruded through round bronze dies (Italian label wording: trafilata al bronzo); the wheat is grown by the farm.
Which Mancini line should I look for if I want wholemeal spaghetti?
Mancini Linea Integrale: wholegrain spaghetti, penne rigate and fusilli. Linea Classica is the standard range, and Grani Turanici the ancient-wheat one.
Why can a Mancini pack taste a little different from year to year?
According to the maker, the pasta follows each year's harvest, because the wheat comes from the fields around the factory.
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