01 — Rescue

Good bread. A new beginning.
Surplus Maltese bread is collected from local bakeries within 24 hours.
A SECOND LIFE. A FIRST LOVE.
Rescued Maltese bread. Ancient Sicilian grains.
Traditional pasta making.
THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS AT THE TABLE.
A SECOND LIFE FOR EVERY LOAF
Rescued from local bakeries.
Reborn as Pasteca.
SOMETHING FAMILIAR. SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.
Yes. And there’s a reason.
A Maltese loaf has too much character to be forgotten. We give it a new beginning — bringing rescued bread and ancient Sicilian grains together through traditional pasta making.
Meet the pasta ↗A GOOD LOAF NEVER REALLY ENDS.
Seven little chapters. One delicious transformation.
The whole journey at a glance ↘01 — Rescue

Surplus Maltese bread is collected from local bakeries within 24 hours.
02 — Dry

The rescued bread is fully dried, ready for its next chapter.
03 — Mill

The dried bread is milled back into flour. A familiar ingredient, with a different future.
04 — Blend

Recovered bread flour meets ancient sicilian grains. Maltese roots, Sicilian craft.
05 — Extrude

Traditional bronze dies give the pasta its shape and a textured surface for sauce to hold on to.
06 — Slow dry

The pasta is dried slowly. Because time is part of the recipe.
07 — Pasteca

Rescued bread, ancient grain and traditional pasta making. Ready for a new place at the table.
FROM THE FIRST LOAF TO THE LAST TWIRL.
Seven little chapters, brought together in one illustration. From a familiar Maltese loaf to a new place at your table.
PASTA WITH A SECOND BEGINNING.
SEPARATED BY SEA. BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.
Rescued bread.
Local bakeries. Resourceful hearts.
Ancient Sicilian grains.
Pasta heritage. Patient hands.
Two islands. One place at the table.
FRESH FROM PASTECA

THE PASTECA FAMILY
Meet Casarecce and Cavatelli. Two shapes with a second beginning.
Meet our pastaTHERE’S ALWAYS ROOM AT OUR TABLE.
Find your next taste of Pasteca.
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