Threads of God – The World’s Rarest Pasta Is Also One of the Most Difficult to Make

oddity central ^ | 1/22/2021

[mylife]

The small town of Nuoro, on Italy’s Sardinia island, is home to what many are calling the world’s rarest pasta, an intricate, hand-made treat that only a handful of people can make.

Known as su filindeu (in Sardinia’s Sardo dialect), or Fili di Dio (in Italian), and translated as threads of God, this traditional pasta had been linked to La Festa di San Francesco, an ancient religious ritual celebrated every year, in May. For the past two hundred years, the only way to try threads of god pasta was to complete a 33km pilgrimage on foot or horseback from Nuoro to the village of Lula. But because this sacred dish is in serious danger of becoming extinct, the only three women in the world who know how to make it, have been trying to save it by making it more accessible.

67-year-old named Paola Abraini picked up the skills to make threads of god pasta from her mother, who also learned them from her mother, and so on for many generations. However, only one of her two daughters knows the basic technique, but lacks the passion and the patience necessary to carry on the family tradition. The only other two women who she managed to pass on her knowledge to – Abraini’s niece and her sister-in-law – don’t have any daughters to pass the secrets to, so su filindeu is in grave danger of vanishing.

[mylife]

I like the little fish shaped pasta, pasta pesci, Man no one makes that any more.

[mylife]

[Verginius Rufus]

The Sardinian language is so different from Italian that it is considered a separate Romance language, not a dialect of Italian.

[Army Air Corps]

All I know is that this article made me hungry.

[Red Badger]

Looks like shredded wheat...............................She ought to contact Nabisco..............................

[Larry Lucido]

I would have thought fusilli would be the hardest.

[gattaca]

Me too.

[Larry Lucido]

Sardinian language

I may want to learn that some day, just in case I live among them.

[Army Air Corps]

That seems fishy.

[Crolis]

Interesting type of pasta. It would be fun to try to learn this technique.

[BiglyCommentary]

the only three women in the world who know how to make it, were replaced by a robot, PastaBot 2.0, now selling for $29.95

[tet68]

You’ll have to go to school for that.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

hosed by the site owner

[Jamestown1630]

That’s amazing.

I like the Corzetti that are stamped with designs. (Those wooden stamps are expensive!)

[mylife]

Seriously, I have made lots of pasta and never understood all the who ha about the shapes and sizes, I just roll it out, fold it and cut it with a knife for noodles, or leave it in a sheet for ravioli or lasagna.

[nuconvert]

How about putting the whole process in a video?

[mylife]

Ask Paola Abraini

[Joe 6-pack]

Too bad they can't just grow it on trees, like spaghetti...

[mylife]

Smart Italians know...

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Interesting. I love pasta. Looks good.

When I was younger I would have loved to try it out. But now that Anderson Cooper has weighed in, Olive Garden is plenty good enough for me and my deplorable kin.