Corzetti del Levante

Stamped Pasta

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Fred Plotkin

Published 1997

  • About

To my amazement, most Ligurians I spoke to, especially in the Ponente, had no idea what corzetti are. There is a vague recognition among some Genoese, and they are well known in the culinary citadel of Recco. The other chief town for corzetti is Chiavari, farther down the Levante coast. This is due in part to the artistry of Franco Casoni, who is one of the last remaining craftsmen who make corzetti stamps. When I asked around in other towns where I could buy corzett