Sfoglia

For another use, see Sfoglia (restaurant).

Sfoglia

Sfoglia being rolled
Type	Pasta sheet
Place of origin	Italia
Region or state	Emilia-Romagna

Sfoglia (Italian: [ˈsfɔʎ.ʎa]) 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

Sfoglia being rolled out with a rolling pin

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, and ravioli.[8][3] Gnocchi, while closely related and an integral part of Bolognese cuisine, is not based on la sfoglia.[9]

Further reading

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

References

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