Tortellini from Italy
Tortellini are a famous and delicious kind of filled pasta from the region Emilia Romagna . The legend says that one day there was a battle between two italian cities Modena and Bologna, and that in this also some gods took part: Venus, Bacchus and Mars. After spending the night in a local guest house, Venus was surprised naked in the morning by the owner and cook of the place when he went to wake her up. Charmed by her beauty, and especially of her belly button , he tried to resemble its shape with a piece of pasta. The first tortellino was made! INGREDIENTS (for 4 people) For the pasta 400 gr of flour 4 eggs For the filling 500 gr of spinach 250 gr of ricotta salt pepper nutmeg PREPARATION To make tortellini you first have to prepare the egg dough which in italian is called “pasta all' uovo ” (with that same dough you could do all kind of pastas like tagliatelle, etc .. ). It takes some work so ...
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