Anna - Radiatori #89 Pasta 16oz

Anna pasta comes from Cento Fine Foods, a family company whose story began in South Philadelphia. After serving in World War II, Alfred Ciccotelli Sr., affectionately known as “Mr. C,” started selling imported Italian foods to neighborhood corner stores in the 1950s, then founded Cento in 1963. Now run by the third generation from its headquarters in West Deptford, New Jersey, the company produces Anna as a proprietary line made to its own specifications.

Radiatori are a playful short shape inspired by old industrial heating fixtures, with a central core surrounded by rows of ruffled fins. Those concentric ridges create plenty of surface area and small hollows that capture sauce in every piece. Anna radiatori are produced in Italy using traditional pasta-making methods, combining water with 100 percent durum wheat semolina and enriching the dough with B vitamins and iron. The proprietary recipe is designed to deliver consistent color, cooking time, and texture from batch to batch.

Cooked radiatori have a clean, mild wheat flavor and a firm, satisfying bite that holds its shape well. The ruffled edges offer a pleasant contrast of textures, with thinner fins giving way to a chewier center.