Pasta Almanac

The difference

Agnolotti vs Tortellini

Agnolotti is a flat sealed pillow, a Piedmontese parcel pinched closed along its edge, with the del plin version pinched into small segments. Tortellini is folded into a ring, a triangle of dough wrapped around a fingertip and joined at the ends, from Emilia Romagna. One lies flat, the other curls into a navel.

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 Tortellini

Tortellini

Family
Stuffed
Size
not yet measured
Surface
Smooth
Cook
3 min

Wants: Broth, Cream, Butter and sage

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