The Smuggler’s Pasta
Paccheri pasta is a tube shaped pasta that was designed in the 1600’s to smuggle the robust and flavorful Italian garlic over the snowy Alps into Prussia, where the garlic was weak. For a few centuries Paccheri pasta snuck under the watchful eyes of the Prussian government, establishing its mischievous and brave attributes in the hearts of all Italians. Since then, Paccheri pasta has remained one of the best stuffed pasta shapes, used to smuggle bold and delicious flavors to its patrons. Enjoy Paccheri stuffed with ricotta cheese and baked with a meaty Bolognese sauce.