Fresh pasta in Marbella: why you can taste the difference
What sets fresh pasta apart from dried, and how we serve it in Marbella, from authentic carbonara to pesto with stracciatella.
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Once you try fresh pasta in Marbella done properly, there is no going back. The texture, the way it holds the sauce, that al dente bite dried pasta rarely reaches: it is a different experience.
Fresh pasta vs. dried pasta
Both have their place, but they are not the same:
- Fresh pasta is more tender, silky and absorbs sauces better.
- It cooks in just a few minutes and keeps a delicate bite.
- It is the foundation of the great Italian classics when made with real produce.
Our classics in Marbella
At Pizzeria Desidero you can choose your pasta shape — rigatoni, spaghetti or orecchiette — and pair it with sauces that respect the original recipe:
- Carbonara: egg, pecorino romano, guanciale and black pepper. No cream.
- Bolognese: a slow-cooked meat ragù.
- Pomodoro and stracciatella: cherry tomato, basil and creamy stracciatella.
- Pesto and stracciatella: Genoese pesto with pine nuts.
- Spaghetti al pil pil with king prawns: garlic, chilli and sautéed prawns.
- Lasagne: layers of fresh pasta with ragù, béchamel and parmesan.
The secret is balance
Good pasta does not need twenty ingredients. It needs good produce and the right proportion: the correct amount of cheese, the exact cooking point and a sauce that does not smother the pasta but accompanies it.
Try our pasta
If you are after fresh pasta in Marbella with an Italian soul, take a look at our menu and pick your plate. Dine in, takeaway or delivery.
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