Legend has it that the tortellino was born to reproduce the navel of Venus asleep in an inn between Bologna and Modena. For sure tortellini, tortelloni and ravioli, for sauce and broth, casoncelli, agnolotti, pansoti or Italian stuffed pasta give an explosive combination of taste that has conquered the whole world. This is true, however it is called since there are also the Sardinian culurjones or the Romagna mumps.

When the excellence of pasta has an irresistible taste is a tortellino or stuffed pasta, without any doubt one of the most known and appreciated gastronomic specialties of traditional Italian cuisine. This food is composed of a soft dough of fresh pasta that wraps a filling with a rich flavor and that can be made with meat, with fish, vegetables, cheese, spices and even with sweet foods.