Ravioli are Italian dumplings made of pieces of dough wrapping a tasty filling. They can be found everywhere in Italy and every region has its own unique dumpling with different names, shapes and fillings.

From meat "Agnolotti" in Piedmont to "Casunziei" filled with beetroot from the Dolomiti mountains of Veneto, one can tour the whole country while tasting the different varieties of dumplings. Pumpking "Cappellacci" and ricotta and spinach "Ravioli" can be enjoyed in Emilia Romagna, potato and mint cute "Culurgiones" in Sardinia and in the South of Italy you can also find dumplings filled with fish or even sweet versions.

Depending on the area and the filling ravioli can have different shapes. From square to round to half-moon, triangle and ring, with some unique ones like Culurgionis (last drawing).

Square-shaped Italian dumplings Half-moon shaped Italian dumplings Round-shaped Italian dumplings Ring-shaped Italian dumplings Cute shaped Italian dumplings
Meat Pumpkin Spinach and ricotta Fish Potato

Ravioli can be filled with meat like beef, pork or veal; vegetables like beetroot, pumpkin, spinach or potatoes; cheeses like ricotta or Parmigiano and fish like salmon or seafood.

Culurgionis Recipe

Cappellacci Recipe

Agnolotti Recipe

Round ravioli in a plate Square ravioli with tomato sauce Square ravioli in a black plate
Black ravioli in a black plate with black background Round ravioli with tomatoes and herbs Cappelletti with cream
Cappelletti with tomatoes and rocket Small ravioli with tomatoes and herbs Cappellacci with white sauce