Complex Thinker Combo - Sicilian Olive Sauce & Gragnano Tortiglioni

This bundle pairs 2 artisanal items from rural Italia:Pastificio Mandala's Sicilian Olive Sauce: As the Sicilian air starts to chill each Autumn, dark, emerald Castelvertrano olives are plucked from hundred year old olive trees. Their buttery flavor and meaty texture is the heart and soul of this sauce. Gently simmered with Italian tomatoes and caper flower buds, a dash of red pepper is thrown in at the end for a tiny bit of heat. Pastifico de Campi's Tortiglioni Pasta: Made in the world famous Gragnano region of Italy, bronze-extruded and slow-dried for days to create one of the best pastas in the world. A close cousin of rigatoni, this spiral pasta is named after the Latin word for "twist." This maccherone-style pasta is one of the oldest and is named after the Latin for "twist." However unlike rigatoni, tortiglioni tubes have larger and deeper groves.