If you're bored of eating the same old fettucine Alfredo or mac and cheese, take a leap into the world of uncommon pasta to ...

Unlike pasta that’s cut or extruded to make its shape, su filindeu is hand-pulled like a Chinese noodle. Once a single ball is rolled, it’s pulled into 256 thin strands, then laid atop a ...

Today, there are fewer than 10 people in the Sardinian city of Nuoro who know the secret to making su filindeu, the rarest pasta in the world. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

While there are many around the world, a rare type of pasta that not many know about except the people in Sardinia off the Italian coast. Recently BBC met the only people who know about the pasta ...

On the other hand, there exists a rare variety of pasta that even expert chefs fail to replicate. We are talking about Su Filindeu, which is said to be the rarest ... that for 300 years only the women ...

Lorighittas, a Sardinian pasta in the shape of an earring ... Culinary Roots is a series from BBC Travel connecting to the rare and local foods woven into a place’s heritage.

Lorighittas, a Sardinian pasta in the shape of an earring, has been passed down by women from generation to generation. However, the dish has remained unknown to the outside world.

That's not so rare in Sardinia ... a flavorful dry white wine. Sardinian breads and pasta have their own character, too. "Le fregola sarda" is a tiny pasta similar to couscous, made from semolina ...