Located on a hilltop between Monti Lattari and the Amalfi Coast, Gragnano is celebrated for its air-dried, bronze-extruded pasta across the world. ogether with orecchiette and maccheroncini al pettine, this is one of the Pastificio dei Campi shapes produced with a special machine called a baresina. Originally from Liguria, the name of this pasta shape comes from the Genoa dialect “strofissià” (rub), referring to the movement required to shape them by hand.