Fermentelli Pasta at Madeline's

Fermentelli makes slow-fermented sourdough pasta, which the brand bills as the world's first naturally slow-fermented pasta. It was started by Jordan Fainberg, who first built a following with Pinsa Love, a Roman-style pinsa sold through Whole Foods and hundreds of other retailers, then applied the same 72-hour fermentation idea to dry pasta.

The recipe is short: flour, water, and yeast, with a semolina blend chosen to hold up through three full days of fermentation. That long ferment is meant to deepen the wheat flavor and make the pasta gentler to digest, the same logic behind a long-fermented sourdough bread, carried over to a 350 gram box of pasta.

The shapes are chosen for how they hold sauce. The campanelle has a ruffled cone shape that catches chunky sauces, while the ziti is a smooth tube that is the classic choice for baked pasta. Both are sold as single 350 gram packs, two-packs, and a combo pack that pairs one campanelle with one orecchiette.

Fermentelli Pasta products at Madeline's

Every item below is live and in stock at Madeline's. Click any product to see full details, weights, and ordering.

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  Sourdough Pasta - Campanelle ($12.99). Slow-fermented sourdough campanelle in a 350g pack, made from flour, water, and yeast and aged 72 hours for deeper wheat flavor. The ruffled cone shape catches chunky sauces.

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  Sourdough Pasta - Ziti ($12.99). Slow-fermented sourdough ziti in a 350g pack, made from three ingredients and aged 72 hours. The smooth tube shape is the classic choice for baked pasta dishes.

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  Sourdough Pasta - Combo Pack ($21.99). A combo pack with one 350g pack of orecchiette and one 350g pack of campanelle, 700g total. Both are slow-fermented and aged 72 hours from flour, water, and yeast.

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  Sourdough Pasta - Campanelle 2-Pack ($19.99). Two 350g packs of the slow-fermented sourdough campanelle, 700g total, aged 72 hours. The ruffled cone shape holds chunky and creamy sauces well.

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  Sourdough Pasta - Ziti 2-Pack ($19.99). Two 350g packs of the slow-fermented sourdough ziti, 700g total, aged 72 hours. The smooth tubes are built for baked pasta and hearty sauces.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Fermentelli Pasta?

You can buy Fermentelli sourdough pasta online at Madeline's (madelines.co), which carries the campanelle and ziti shapes as single packs, two-packs, and a combo pack. The products listed above are live and in stock.

What makes Fermentelli pasta different?

Fermentelli is a slow-fermented sourdough pasta, which the brand bills as the world's first naturally slow-fermented pasta. It is made from flour, water, and yeast and aged 72 hours, which is meant to deepen the wheat flavor and make it gentler to digest.

What shapes does Fermentelli make?

Fermentelli makes campanelle, a ruffled cone shape that catches chunky sauces, and ziti, a smooth tube best for baked pasta. A combo pack also includes orecchiette. Each pack is 350 grams.

Who started Fermentelli?

Fermentelli was started by Jordan Fainberg, who previously built the Pinsa Love brand of Roman-style pinsa. After that success, Fainberg applied the same 72-hour fermentation technique to dry pasta.