Under the flag of Kelvini Italian Artisan, we bring the authentic dining culture and pure craftsmanship of Southern Italy directly to your kitchen table. Lumachine owes its name to the Italian word for 'little snails' (lumache). The design may seem subtle, but it is one of the most ingenious shapes in the Italian pasta landscape: a folded, round-shaped dough with a deep hollow interior and a partially pinched opening.
The unique shape acts as a tiny reservoir on your plate. Thanks to the traditional process of pressing through bronze moulds (trafilata al bronzo), a matte, rough, and chalky texture is also created on the outside. This not only allows the liquid sauce to cling to the pasta, but also traps the smallest ingredients inside the snail shell.
The Art of Shape: Why Lumachine Shines in Functionality
This clever design offers unique culinary advantages when preparing your favourite pasta dishes:
The Ultimate Sauce Vault: Where sauce simply slides off smooth pasta shapes, the snail shell securely holds fillings such as minced meat, peas, or creamy sauces safely inside.
The Perfect Middle Path: Forms the ideal bridge between small soup pasta and large shapes. Every bite delivers a surprising explosion of flavour as the stored sauce is released.
Rough through Bronze: The artisanal bronze mould gives the outside a powdery texture, allowing the base of the sauce to adhere tightly to the outside.
At the Table: For Which Dishes Do You Use Lumachine?
Lumachine is particularly suitable for dishes with structure and fine fillings that fit perfectly into the hollow of the pasta:
Richly filled Bolognese & Ragù's: Small pieces of minced meat and vegetables fit perfectly into the snail shell for a perfect balance between meat and dough with every bite.
Pasta e Piselli con Pancetta: Round peas and crispy cubes of pancetta fit seamlessly in size into the opening of the Lumachine.
Casseroles & Mac and Cheese: Thanks to the sturdy wall thickness, Lumachine retains its bite excellently during baking in the oven.
Creamy Vegetable Sauces: A rich sauce of gorgonzola, spinach or pureed pumpkin nestles effortlessly into the furthest corners.
👵 The Secret of Nonna Kelvini: The Perfect Al Dente Bite. Do you want your pasta to maintain exactly the right firmness and the sauce to absorb optimally?
Product Features & Specifications
Model & Shape: Small, curved shell/snail shell shape with a deep hollow core (Lumachine).
Structure & Grip: Bronze cast (bronze drawn) for a rough texture that acts as a sauce reservoir.
Recognition & Quality: Produced by Pastificio Caccese from 100% home-grown durum wheat (glyphosate-free), awarded in the prestigious Gambero Rosso guide as one of the absolute top quality pastas in Italy.
Quality Guarantee: Exclusively selected by Kelvini Italian Artisan, slowly dried at low temperature for optimal preservation of the pure grain flavour.
Availability: Exclusively available to order via the webshop of Kelvini.com