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Contents 1 Vodka Sauce 2 Belly Button? 2.1 Lesser "exotic" variants 2.2 Tortelloni

[edit] Vodka Sauce

"specifically vodka sauce." What? Sorry, I am from Bologna and I have never seen tortellini served with any kind of sauce. The official recipy is tortellini in brodo (with broth), quite common (especially in the house and family cooking) also the use of cream (tortellini alla panna) even if not totally accepted by the traditional chefs. In the rest of the world you can see tortellini served with any kind of sauce (tomato sauce, vodka sauce, gasoline sauce) but I would not mention it in the article! --Biopresto 07:53, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Belly Button?

"Tortellini also represents the bellybutton of Venus, the Goddess of Love in Roman mythology (Aphrodite in Greek mythology)." - Could anyone please cite source or confirm? It sounds pretty... strange to me. Tribaal 13:14, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

That's just a legend: it is said that a bolognese (or modenese) cook invented that shape inspired by the bellybutton of Venus (or in another version of Lucrezia Borgia). In fact the origin of that shape is unknown. --Biopresto 12:40, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. Interesting legend! --Tribaal 08:02, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

This sentance makes no sense:

However this myth can be challenged by the fact that the pasta was invented in the middle ages in the north of Italy where Rome had no rule.

Well, first of all, of course it can be challenged! Nobody thinks Venus and Jupiter actually came to an inn. That's why it's a myth. Second, if we did believe that they came down, then it would make no difference whether it was in the middle ages or not! The "challenge" given is for a much more minor point than the actual point, and it doesn't need a challenge anyway! Removed. — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 21:50, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I fully agree. By the way, Bologna (but not Modena) was indeed under the control of Rome (the Pope) even if the citizens and the Bentivoglio were not really happy about that. --Biopresto 12:26, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lesser "exotic" variants

The use of "lesser" here seems to be POV, as is "exotic" (possibly). Removing the "lesser". Nda98 09:26, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tortelloni

What are Tortelloni doing in this article? It's a different type of pasta, different shape, different stuffing, different way of serving. Only the name is similar (thay have the same root). It's like putting fettuccine and spaghetti togheter. --Biopresto 12:17, 21 February 2007 (UTC)