tortellini
Sign in to saveTortellini is a type of stuffed pasta typical of the Italian cities of Bologna and Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region. Traditionally it is stuffed with a mix of meat (pork loin, prosciutto, mortadella), Parmesan cheese, egg, and nutmeg and served in capon broth ().
Key facts
- Food.name
- Tortellini
- Food.image
- Tortellini Bolognesi.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.caption
- The distinctive shape of tortellini
- Food.country
- Italy
- Food.region
- Emilia-Romagna
- Food.type
- Pasta
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Nutrition · Open Food Facts
Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 739 products
- Energy
- 250 kcal
- Fat
- 6.1 g
- — of which saturates
- 2.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 39.3 g
- — of which sugars
- 2.5 g
- Fibre
- 2.1 g
- Protein
- 10.1 g
- Salt
- 1.02 g
via Open Food Facts · ODbL
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- Tortellini Bolognesi.jpg
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Tortellini is a type of stuffed pasta typical of the Italian cities of Bologna and Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region. Traditionally it is stuffed with a mix of meat (pork loin, prosciutto, mortadella), Parmesan cheese, egg, and nutmeg and served in capon broth ().
==Origins== The origin of tortellini is disputed; both Bologna and Modena, cities in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, claim to be its birthplace. The etymology of is the diminutive form of , itself a diminutive of ().