Sweet Tagliatelle Recipe, Typical Carnival Fried Treat

Sweet tagliatelle is a typical recipe of the Carnival season. The origins of sweet tagliatelle Although tagliatelle makes us think of Bologna , I believe that the origin of this recipe may be more Romagnola than Bolognese. Sweet tagliatelle adorns the windows of the city's best bakeries throughout the Carnival period. But in the…

ByMonica13 February 20210Comments

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Goccia d’Oro lasagne. A traditional recipe

To introduce this traditional Bolognese recipe, I'll start with a fun fact. Although they are called Goccia d'Oro lasagne, which means Golden Drop, today, the golden drop is no longer an ingredient of this baked lasagna. The origin of the Goccia d'Oro lasagne Probably its origin dates back to the early decades of the twentieth century. And, at…

ByMonica14 November 20200Comments

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Basic recipe for Bolognese fresh egg pasta dough

Bolognese pasta dough is made with eggs and flour. Mainly, making Bolognese pasta dough (in Italian: sfoglia) needs only a few ingredients that skilled hands turn into something special: a large number of pasta shapes that make Italy's gastronomic heritage unique. Bolognese pasta dough. Along Via Emilia, in Emilia as in Romagna, the tradition of pasta dough…

ByMonica24 September 20200Comments

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Zuppa Imperiale, The Traditional Minestra Of Bologna

When outside it is cold, I can't think of anything better than steaming soup. Despite its name, Zuppa Imperiale is not a soup but a minestra . And a typical recipe of Bologna. Unlike other Bolognese pasta dishes, you don't need to make sfoglia (pasta dough) to make Zuppa Imperiale. For its easy preparation, you will…

ByMonica31 January 20200Comments

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Classic Lasagna Bolognese, the original recipe of Bologna

Over the centuries, Bologna has also won the appellation of The Fat for dishes such as lasagna Bolognese. However, when, in 1891, Pellegrino Artusi published the book Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well, which marked the birth of modern Italian cuisine, the Italian gastronome did not mention any regional lasagna recipes. That…

ByMonica28 January 20200Comments

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Tortellini In Broth, A Dish For Special Occasions

Tortellini in broth is more than a recipe for me. They mean home, family, roots. It is the dish of Sunday lunches and Festive meals. Above all, it is the traditional first dish at the Christmas lunch. But tortellini of Christmas are not cooked and served in meat broth as usual, but in a special broth, that of capon. Ever…

ByMonica14 December 20192Comments

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Garganelli from Imola: the macaroni of my childhood

Say egg pasta, and you think of Emilia. But not this time. Garganelli is a traditional egg pasta from Romagna. Even if the origin is lost between myth and legend, the sources are almost unanimous in believing that the birth of this pasta's shape took place in the area of Imola, the place where I was born…

ByMonica23 November 20180Comments

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How To Make Tortellini Bolognesi: Family Recipe and Tips

I love tortellini Bolognesi. Even if I can't remember the first time I ate them, I have so many memories about my family and tortellini. As a child, I remember participating in the wonder of the Sunday lunch, a parade of aromas and flavors. A jubilee of pastas of every shape and size -tortellini, cappelletti,…

ByMonica30 September 20180Comments