Why Is It Called Tortellini?
Why Is It Called Tortellini? OxfordDictionaries.com traces the etymology of tortellini to the diminutive form of tortello, itself a diminutive of torta (“cake” or “pie” in Italian). The recipe for a dish called “torteletti” appears in 1570 from Bartolomeo Scappi. What are tortellini named after? Typical from the Emilia Romagna region, tortellini is the world