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Tagliatelle with Bolognese Sauce — traditional dish from Bologna, Italy
Main course Meat

Food Flavour DNA

Nutritional Values

🔥700kcal
💪40gProtein
🌾90gCarbs
🥑25gFat
🌿5gFibre
⚖️400 gServing

* Per serving · 400 g. May vary.

Allergens

🌾 Gluten

Tagliatelle with Bolognese Sauce

How to order / say it
Say it Tagliatelle al Ragù — [tahl-yah-TELL-lay ah-l rah-GOO]
Order I'd like the tagliatelle al ragù, please.
Locally Vorrei le tagliatelle al ragù, per favore.
Say locally

Fresh pasta served with hearty ragù Bolognese.

Why try it?

As a classic pasta dish from Bologna, it's the epitome of Italian culinary simplicity marrying the art of pasta making with flavorful ragù sauces.

How it tastes

Strands of fresh pasta wrapped in a deeply savory ragù, tender and flavorful, with the richness of meat enveloped in tomato and wine essence.

Origin & History — first documented: 1500

With roots traced back to the Roman period, tagliatelle paired with ragù alludes to the 16th-century culinary tradition of combining fresh pasta with rich sauces in Bologna.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🌾 200 g tagliatelle pasta
  • 🥩 250 g ragù alla Bolognese
  • 🥛 30 g Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 🫒 20 ml olive oil
  • 🧂 to taste salt
  • 🧂 to taste black pepper

Method

  1. 1 Boil tagliatelle in salted water until al dente.
  2. 2 Gently heat ragù alla Bolognese.
  3. 3 Toss cooked pasta with ragù and olive oil in a pan.
  4. 4 Serve with Parmesan and season with salt and pepper.

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