 ortellini is a specialty from Bologna. This world famous type of stuffed pasta used to be made by hand and cooked only in broth, on the occasion of important religious holidays, like Christmas, New Year and Easter. Today, however, it is prepared throughout the year, and served also with cream, meat sauces or bean soups.
Legend has it that tortellini was invented by an innkeeper from Castelfranco, who was inspired by Venus, no less. For this reason, tortellini is also known as "ombelico di Venere," or Venus’s navel.
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