Pasta
What is Trafilata al bronzo?
Pronounced /trah-fee-LAH-tah al BRON-zoh/
Definition
Trafilata al bronzo means pasta extruded through bronze dies, giving it a rough, chalky surface that grips sauce.
Teflon dies produce a smooth, glossy noodle that sauce slides off. Bronze dies drag the dough and leave microscopic ridges.
Paired with slow low-temperature drying, it is the single most reliable quality marker on a box of dried pasta.
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