Pasta Almanac

The difference

Ravioli vs Cappelletti

Ravioli is the broad term: two sheets of pasta sealed around a filling, cut square or round and laid flat. Cappelletti is folded rather than layered, a square of dough wrapped around the filling and pinched into a small peaked hat, named for the medieval cap it resembles. Ravioli stays flat, cappelletti stands up.

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

Gouache illustration of Cappelletti

Cappelletti

Family
Stuffed
Size
not yet measured
Surface
Smooth
Cook
4 min

Wants: Broth, Ragu, Butter and sage

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