Premium quality. US inspected and passed by Department of Agriculture. The Pede Tradition: Romolo Pede learned to make pasta while still in his teens in Rome. In 1967 he started making the same fine pasta here in the United States by resolving to use nothing but the freshest all natural ingredients available. The second generation is now continuing the same tradition as Romolo Pede. We at Pede Brothers feel that we make the finest pasta products available today because of the quality of the ingredients that we put into them. - Romolo Pede.