Pasta Almanac

The difference

Agnolotti vs Ravioli

Both are flat stuffed pasta, but agnolotti is the Piedmontese one, usually smaller and made by folding a single sheet over the filling and pinching, where ravioli seals two sheets. Agnolotti del plin are pinched into little pillows by hand.

Gouache illustration of Agnolotti

Agnolotti

Family
Stuffed
Size
not yet measured
Surface
Smooth
Cook
3 min

Wants: Butter and sage, Ragu, Cream

Gouache illustration of Ravioli

Ravioli

Family
Stuffed
Size
not yet measured
Surface
Smooth
Cook
3 to 6 min

Wants: Butter and sage, Tomato sauce, Broth

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