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Crosta & Mollica has launched its first range of Italian pasta and pasta sauces, available exclusively from Waitrose stores in the UK this month. The brand has released four pasta variants, accompanied by four pasta sauces. The pasta range is created using golden durum wheat, specially sourced from a group f dedicated growers in Italy. The dough is made from freshly milled flour, blended with water from the Alps and cut with bronze dies for a rough texture. It is then dried for several hours and packaged in 100% recyclable paper. The pasta range includes four Italian classics: spaghetti, rigatoni, fiorelli and tagliatelle. Meanwhile, the brand's pasta sauces are made using naturally sun-sweetened Italian tomatoes, with no added sugar. The sauces are gently cooked over a low temperature to enhance the flavours. The sauces range includes Sugo al Pomodoro, with basil and extra virgin olive oil; Sugo All'Arrabbiata, featuring chillies from southern Italy; Sugo Alla Puttanesca, with green Nocellara olives, capers and sun-ripened tomatoes; and Sugo Alla Norma, with crumbled ricotta salata (pressed, salted and aged ricotta cheese) and fried aubergine. RRP £3.00