The difference
Tortelli vs Tortellini
Both are Emilian egg-pasta parcels, and the names sit one diminutive apart. Tortelli is the flat sealed square or rectangle, about 2 to 3 cm a side, filled by region with pumpkin, ricotta, or chard. Tortellini is the ring, a square of sfoglia folded into a triangle over a notarized pork, prosciutto, and mortadella filling, then wrapped around the finger and pinched closed. Pick tortelli for butter and sage, tortellini for broth.
Tortelli
- Family
- Stuffed
- Size
- not yet measured
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- n/a
Wants: Butter and sage, Tomato sauce, Ragu
Tortellini
- Family
- Stuffed
- Size
- not yet measured
- Surface
- Smooth
- Cook
- 3 min
Wants: Broth, Cream, Butter and sage
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