Northern Pasta Co. British Spelt Fusilli

Spiralled, bronze-rough, nutty — British spelt turned into a pasta that holds sauce the way it should.

A 450g bag of fusilli from Northern Pasta Co. in Cumbria, made from their signature blend of regeneratively grown British spelt and wheat semolina.

Small-batch extruded through traditional bronze dies, then slow-dried at low temperatures — a process that takes a day rather than an hour, which is why the flavour deepens and the texture stays ragged rather than glossy.

Finish it in a good tomato ragù, a brown butter with sage, or a pesto — spelt carries nuttiness of its own, so the sauce doesn't need to do all the talking.

Proof that British pasta can be a considered thing rather than a cupboard afterthought.