Excellence is at home hereeach place has its own history and tradition is the pride of an entire country. But of all these excellences, there is one in particular that is right up my alley: the Pasta Cuomo.
And today, dear friends, I really want to tell you about this wonderful company and the very interesting activities it carries out.
The foundation stone of the company was laid no less than 200 years ago, in 1820, when Nicolino Cuomo opened his first pasta factory in the central Via Roma.
The business grew over time and successfully: in the early 1900s, the pasta factory employed as many as 70 Gragnano employees.
In 1936, Alfonso and Giacomo headed the company, but the war in Africa forced them to put a stop to their activities and leave as soldiers.
After a long business closure, it is Mariano Cuomo who decides to breathe new life into that project which has always been a family passion and identity. Mariano also involves their children Amelia, Anna and Alfonso in this new adventurethus being able to count on varied know-how to restore strength to a 200-year-long dream.
Today Pasta Cuomo is a company with a young soul, produces durum wheat semolina pasta, relying on slow and careful processingfollowing the secrets of the master pasta makers of the ancient Cuomo generations.
Alongside the production of the delicious pasta, the new Cuomo generations have added a variety of activities that allow you to fully enter the authentic soul of a unique place, so that you can enjoy an experience that embraces all the senses.
It is very interesting see up close where pasta is 'bornhow it is produced and with what machinery. It is a peculiar experience, a bit retro and a bit modern, but definitely recommended.
There are also outdoor tours to discover the ancient Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills) or the ancestral pasta factory from the 1800s.
And then, at the end of the tour, enjoy a stop at the Pastificio Cuomo Bistrotwhere you can taste the delicious Cuomo pasta with local 0-kilometre products: fantastic!
If you want to learn how to make pasta at home the old-fashioned way and cook like our grandmothers, don't miss out the Fusilli Class and the Cooking Class. Two fun and very informative activitieswhere you will be able to juggle in the kitchen under the guidance of experienced instructors. Lessons are also available for groups, children and online.
Of course, there is no shortage of tasting routes to bask in, the perfect ending to a perfect day!
It is exciting to sleep there where there was once a frenzy of activity, where the pasta strands were left to dry in the sun and the sweet Gragnano air.
The Cuomo family's magnificent bed and breakfast is located in a building dating back to the 1800s, which has now been redesigned to offer high-level hospitality to those who stay there.
A unique project that will soon be inaugurated, a virtual exploration into the old factory, discovering the dynamics and production processes of yesteryear.
The guide will be the avatar of the ancestor Nicolino Cuomo, founder of the pasta factory: a journey back in time, using new technologies.
Pasta Cuomo and its activities are Dea Approvedso you can't let them get away!
