The other day I picked up a newspaper (strange, I know) and I found an article about the origin of the tortellino.
The story goes that one day in Castelfranco dell'Emilia, a famous cook had the opportunity to make dinner for the Countess Lucia. The cook, while observing the lady undressing through the keyhole of the door to her chambers, was captivated by the beauty of her belly button. He decided to make a pasta worth of that striking anatomical feature. He took his famous sfoglia of pasta, filled it, and twisted it around in homage of his lady's navel.
I guess she had an outie...
Signed,
the Sengenblogger
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