This artisanal "mixed" pasta shape was born and developed in the land of Abruzzo, in particular in Teramo, where as early as 1800 housewives cleaned the cupboards from the remains of food prepared during the winter, cooking a "plentiful single dish" products such as legumes, various types of dry pasta, fresh vegetables, raw ham and eggs, with the intention of leaving winter behind and celebrating the beginning of spring. LE VIRTU 'also go well with Rustichella d'Abruzzo Pecorara sauce.