Sfoglia Explained

Sfoglia (pronounced as /it/) is the uncut fresh pasta sheet from which many types of Italian fresh egg pasta made using only flour and eggs is made.^{[1] [2]} Pasta made from sfoglia is considered a fundamental dish in order to form a meal in Romagnan cuisine.^[3]

Ingredients

The basic recipe of sfoglia utilizes the ingredients of flour and eggs consistently.^[4] Variations include the use of Marsala cooking wine as seen in a 1931 newspaper.^[5]

Production

The ingredients of sfoglia must be rolled into paper-thin sheets by hand using a mattarello (wooden rolling pin).^[6] Pasta from sfoglia is traditionally made by sfoglinas (also known as azdoras in the local dialect) in Emilia-Romagna.^[7]

The pastas produced using sfoglias include agnolini, lasagne, tagliatelle, alle pappardelle, tortellini, garganelli, cappelletti, tortelli, e ravioli.^[8] Gnocchi, while closely related and an integral part of Bolognese cuisine, is not based on la sfoglia.^[9]

Further reading

• Book: Ghidella . Andrea . La pasta sfoglia fatta in casa . Ghidella . Carlo . April 28, 2015 . 9788891186362 . it.
• Book: Suhanowsky . Ron . Pasta Sfoglia . Suhanowsky . Colleen . Simon . Susan . June 15, 2012 . HarperCollins . 9780544187658 . en.
• Book: Funke . Evan . American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta . Parla . Katie . September 24, 2019 . Chronicle Books . 9781452173382 . en.

References

1. Web site: How to Make Pasta by Hand with Simonetta Capotondo . 2024-10-30 . MICHELIN Guide . en-US.
2. Book: Suhanosky, Ron . Pasta Sfoglia. 21 February 2013 . HarperCollins . 978-0-544-18765-8 .
3. Web site: Campagna . Claudia . 2019-11-25 . A Casa Artusi, la sfoglia è quella fatta a mano . 2024-11-07 . Romagna a Tavola . it-IT.
4. Web site: Bologna and La Sfoglia . 2024-10-30 . www.bolognawelcome.com . en.
5. 7 July 1939 . Anno 28, N 22 . La verità . Frank de Feo .
6. Web site: How to Make Pasta by Hand with Simonetta Capotondo . 2024-10-30 . MICHELIN Guide . en-US.
7. Book: Xella, Simona . Ricette da sfogliare e forse da cucinare . September 30, 2021 . Gruppo Albatros Il Filo . 9788830651425 . 136 . it.
8. Web site: The Sfoglina di Bologna . 2024-10-30 . Piera Pasta Fresca . en.
9. Book: Funke, Evan . Evan Funke . American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta . September 24, 2019 . 36.