Toasted Ravioli appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Toasted ravioli · St. Louis
Toasted ravioli, or t-ravs, are meat-filled ravioli breaded and deep-fried until crisp, served with marinara for dipping. They are the defining St. Louis appetiser, born on The Hill.
The dish was invented by accident on The Hill, St. Louis's Italian neighbourhood, around the 1940s, when a cook is said to have dropped ravioli into hot oil instead of boiling water. Both Charlie Gitto's and the former Mama Toscano's have claimed the origin. However it happened, breaded-and-fried ravioli spread from the neighbourhood's red-sauce kitchens to become the city's signature starter, now found on menus across the metro and rarely anywhere else.
Where to eat in St. Louis:
- Charlie Gitto's On The Hill
- Zia's On The Hill
- STL Toasted
- Anthonino's Taverna