produttori — Ferrara · Emilia-Romagna
In Ferrara, in the heart of the historic centre, there is a workshop where the pasta sheet is still rolled out by hand with a wooden pin. Pasta Fresca La Spoja keeps alive the shapes of Emilian tradition — from cappellacci filled with pumpkin to pasticcio ferrarese — with the care of those who have always made them this way.
In the historic centre of Ferrara, just steps from Palazzo Schifanoia, every morning the marble counter is dusted with flour. Here the pasta sheet is not rolled by machine: it is the wooden pin that sets the rhythm, the pressure of the hand thinning and widening it until it turns translucent. A craft process that the sfogline (pasta-rolling women) carry forward day after day.
It is the hands of Cristian and his family that keep this tradition alive. A gesture passed down, not learned from books: the sealing of the cappelletto, the fold of the cappellaccio filled with pumpkin, the care with which each shape takes form on the floured surface. The family-run nature of the business shows in the product even before you taste it.
On the shelf, Ferrara is told in full: the cappellacci with pumpkin, the cappelletti, and the pasticcio ferrarese — the savoury macaroni pie that is a symbol of the Estense city. Every product carries a precise story, tied to the territory and to the recipes that Emilian tradition guards with quiet obstinacy.
From the window display to the table, with nothing in between. The page tells you about the products, the opening hours and where to find them in the centre of Ferrara.
