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Tortelloni di ricotta in burro e salvia are Bologna's vegetarian sister to tortellini: larger egg-pasta parcels stuffed with ricotta, Parmigiano and parsley, tossed in brown butter and crispy sage leaves.
Tortelloni are the larger, ricotta-stuffed cousin of tortellini, a Friday and Lenten-day pasta in the Catholic calendar that became year-round osteria standard. The Accademia Italiana della Cucina deposited the legal Bolognese tortellone recipe in 1990: fresh cow's-milk ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano, parsley and nutmeg, hand-folded into 10g parcels. The traditional sauce is burro fuso e salvia (melted butter with crispy sage), and the canonical garnish is more grated Parmigiano on top. Sfoglia Rina, Trattoria Anna Maria and Trattoria Meloncello all serve them, often as the second pasta course in a long Sunday lunch.
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All'Osteria Bottega in Bologna's Saragozza is the Daniele Minarelli and Valeria Tonelli room, a tiny dining hall running the canonical Emilian carte.
OrderTortellini in brodo, tagliatelle al ragu, the salumi board of Bonfatti mortadella.
TipBook three weeks ahead by phone; the room seats 28 and the lunch service has the easiest tables.
Trattoria Anna Maria in Bologna near Via Zamboni is the city's most-photographed sfoglia trattoria, run by Anna Maria Monari since 1985 with hand-rolled.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, tortellini in brodo, lasagne verdi, gnocco fritto.
TipBook a week ahead for dinner. Lunch is calmer and the sfogline still hand-roll pasta in the window between services.
Sfoglia Rina in Bologna's Centro Storico is the 1963-founded sfoglina counter run by the Faccioli family, with hand-rolled pasta sold by weight.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, tortelloni burro e salvia, the Wednesday-only lasagne verdi.
TipThe dine-in room takes walk-ins until 14:00; for take-away pasta, the queue thins after 11:30.
Da Cesari in Bologna's Centro Storico is the four-generation Carati family trattoria, operating since 1955, a steady room for the canonical Bolognese carte.
OrderTagliatelle al ragu, cotoletta alla bolognese, friggione on the side.
TipBook a fortnight ahead by phone; the family carte does not change and the wine cellar is run by Massimiliano Carati personally.
Trattoria Meloncello in Bologna sits at the foot of the 666-arch portico up to San Luca, a family room running the classic Bolognese Sunday-lunch carte.
OrderTortelloni di zucca, tagliatelle al ragu, the Sunday-only bollito misto.
TipBook a week ahead for Sunday lunch; the portico walk from Porta Saragozza takes 25 minutes and is the traditional pre-lunch passeggiata.
Tortelloni burro e salvia makes more sense with someone from Bologna explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Learn all about the symbol of Bologna: a guided walk through the historic old town, a tasting of traditional tortellini, and a workshop to create your own tortellini t...
4 hours
Discover the secrets of tagliatelle, ragu and tortellini in Lucia's kitchen, amid traditional techniques, conviviality and authentic Bolognese flavors.
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Dive into Bologna's soul: explore medieval markets, taste Mortadella & Parmigiano, watch a master "sfoglina" at work in a Sfoglia Show, and fold your own Tortellini be...