Typical Emilian product and representation of the long gastronomic tradition of the region, the Bolognese tortellino is among the best known and imitated egg pasta all over the world.
Without a shadow of a doubt, the tortellino is the king of local cuisine and is part of those Bolognese traditions that have made the city famous worldwide.
Tortellini History: some curiosities about tortellini origin
The word ' tortellino ' derives from a diminutive of the terms 'tortello' and 'cake' , both closely related, and refers to the typical filling based on pork, Parmigiano Reggiano and chicken eggs.
Tradition has it that the tortellini was born in a poor environment, where waste and leftovers of the meat served at the tables of the rich nobles were reused by the less wealthy. the story about the origins of the tortellino remains a source of great diatribes: were the tortellini born in Modena or Bologna?
The motherhood of the tortellini Modena or Bologna?
Although many know them as a purely Bolognese dish of origin, the dispute between Modena and Bologna on the motherhood of Tortellino still drags itself today and is a source of great rivalry between the two cities.
learned Confraternity of the tortellino took care of , thanks to which we learn about the fact that the tortellini , with great surprise, were not born in Modena or in Bologna, but in Castelfranco-Emilia.
In any case, the question is increasingly complex as Castelfranco-Emilia was the province of Bologna until 1927 under the Duchy Este, and then be annexed to the city of Modena.
Who is the inventor of the tortellini ?
If the contest on the place of origin of the tortellini has been a source of great diatribes over time, the question about their creator is reason for further confusion and ambiguity. There are several assumptions made in this regard, some more likely than others. According to someone, the tortellini would be born from the hands of Dorotea Lapi, a noblewoman who drew inspiration from an ancient fourteenth -century treatise for the creation of a new dish.
Others, however, came to suggest that it was Pietro Filargo , better known as Pope Alexander V, the true creator of the tortellini .
At any version you want to believe, surely the most suggestive story about the birth of the tortellino remains what the Mars, Bacchus and Venus involves involved.
The legend of the Bolognese tortellino
There are several legends that lighten around the origin of the tortellini of Bologna: one of these tells of the owner of a Modenese inn who, after having peeked from the hole of the lock of a noblewoman's room, was so impressed by the shapes of his navel that he tried to reproduce them in one of his preparations.
Another of the most famous traditional myths about the birth of the tortellino proposes a variant of the story that sees the goddess Venus protagonist : remained to sleep in the inn, it is said to her awakening was surprised without clothes by the innkeeper, who was so fascinated by a piece of sheet to imitate the shape of the navel.
tortellino recipe
The tortellini is a rather serious matter for the Emilians: for this reason the traditional recipe of the Bolognese tortellino is a document filed with a notarial deed at the Bologna Chamber of Commerce since the seventies.
Tortellini Bologna recipe: basic ingredients
Its preparation provides, inside a sheet composed of flour and eggs, a typical Bolognese tortellini filling prepared with raw ham, pork loin, Bolognese mortadella. In the original Recipe, filling Bolognese tortellini, Parmigiano-Reggiano, eggs and nutmeg cannot then be missing.
Once packaged, the tortellini are usually accompanied for tasting to a warm broth of capon or hen meat.
Savor the taste of the real Bolognese tortellino in the city
The authentic, original, the real tortellino can be tasted in its full and enveloping taste only in Bologna, in one of the many clubs in the city that bring high the honor of good food and drinking well.
For anyone looking for things to eat in Bologna more typical, a nice dish of tortellini in broth or cream is the ideal way to celebrate the city. Together with the Bolognese mortadella, it is one of the most typical products.
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