I can't get enough mushroom ravioli. It's my favorite.
Raviolo is a type of dumpling made from two layers of thin pasta.
Do you know where it originated?
Ravioli
Ravioli (; singular: "raviolo") are a type of pasta comprising a filling enveloped in thin pasta dough. Usually served in broth or with a sauce, they originated as a traditional food in Italian cuisine. Ravioli are commonly square, though other forms are also used, including circular and semi-circular (mezzelune).
History.
The earliest known mention of ravioli appears in the personal letters of Francesco di Marco Datini, a merchant of Prato in the 14th century. In Venice, the mid-14th
hand-made disks of pasta dragged ("strascinato") across a wooden board. Orecchiette are the typical example.
Soup pasta.
These are small types of pasta, mainly used in soups, many of which belong to the pastina ("small pasta") family.
Pasta with filling.
The name "raviolo" (plur. "ravioli") can be used as a generic description for almost any type of pasta with filling.
See also.
- List of pasta dishes