Small pasta pillows filled with cheese, meat, or vegetables and usually served in sauce.
From Italian 'ravioli,' possibly derived from 'rapa' (turnip) or from 'Genoa' origins. The word entered English in the 16th century through Italian trade and cuisine.
Ravioli is one of the oldest filled pastas, appearing in medieval Italian manuscripts, and its name may come from a long-forgotten filling ingredient—it's pasta archaeology on your plate!
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