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Fresh filled pasta parcels with interleaved wheat-ear seams in pale dough.

Culurgiones

Culurgiones are Sardinian filled pasta, with local recipes including Ogliastra’s potato-and-cheese parcels.

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Shape
Filled Sardinian pasta
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Try a simple tomato sauce

A seam like an ear of wheat

Potato-filled parcels are sealed by hand into a finely pleated ridge.

The defining gesture of Culurgionis d’Ogliastra is the closure. Alternating folds meet over the filling, making a seam that resembles a wheat ear.

Potatoes soften the flavour of the cheese mixture. Mint, basil, garlic or onion may add aromatic notes, with the recipe allowing variations within its protected identity.

The wheat-ear closure

The Ogliastra specification requires hand closure resembling a wheat ear. Its potato-and-cheese filling permits several cheeses; mint and garlic are optional.

Sardinia

Ogliastra and its neighboring villages

The protected area covers the named Ogliastra municipalities and neighboring Esterzili, Sadali and Escalaplano in east-central Sardinia.

Sardinia

Try a simple tomato sauce

Our suggestion: try a simple tomato sauce. The protected name is specifically Culurgionis d’Ogliastra IGP, registered in 2016, rather than every pasta called culurgiones.

The right tools for it

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    For cooking the pasta in water or broth, following the recipe or package directions.

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  • Cuisinart MultiClad Pro Stainless Steel Stockpot with Cover, 12 qt

    A big clad stockpot with room for a full batch of broth.

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Read the complete protected name

For the protected product, look for Culurgionis d’Ogliastra, IGP and the Union symbol. The label distinguishes fresh potatoes from potato flakes.

Questions worth asking

Are they closed by hand?

Yes. The wheat-ear closure is made by hand.

Is mint required?

No. Mint, garlic, basil and onion are permitted optional ingredients.

Must the filling use fresh potatoes?

The specification also permits potato flakes; the label identifies which is used.

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