Filled pasta

This article is about rolled flour dough food with fillings in general. For Italian pasta with fillings, see List of pasta § Filled pasta.

Filled pasta or stuffed pasta is pasta, usually sealed, surrounding a variety of fillings. Such pasta is especially common in non-tropical regions of Eurasia. Examples of filled pasta include ravioli and tortellini.

Pavese agnolotti, an Italian meat-filled pasta

Preparation

The pasta wrappers are usually fresh pasta, but dried pasta can be used if the wrapper is not sealed. Premade filled pasta for mass consumption is often pasteurized to set the dough structure.^[1]

Variations

While most filled pastas are sealed on all sides, rotolo ripieno is rolled, but not sealed.^[2] Similar types of pasta include layered pasta such as lasagna, while similar stuffed preparations include kachoris, samosas and tamales.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of stuffed dishes
• List of pasta § Filled pasta
• List of pasta dishes
• List of Italian pasta varieties
• Dumplings