Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Almost everyone knows ravioli. But many people turn up their noses at it, because when they think of ravioli, they mainly think of the canned convenience food. The Italian immigrant Ettore Boiardi is said to be responsible for that – he wanted to prepare his pasta and the accompanying sauces for as many people in the US as possible. But actually, the stuffed pasta is said to have originated in Liguria. Since the mountain villages in northwestern Italy were often isolated, each individual village developed its own recipes – using whatever was grown right outside the door. Here's how the original is made by hand.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:39 Liguria and ravioli
01:44 The dough
02:40 The filling
03:39 The history of canned ravioli
04:24 Shaping, filling and cooking
05:33 Outro
CREDITS
Report, camera, edit: Hendrik Welling
Supervising editor: Ruben Kalus, Mirja Viehweger
#dweuromaxx #ravioli #italy
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Almost everyone knows ravioli. But many people turn up their noses at it, because when they think of ravioli, they mainly think of the canned convenience food. The Italian immigrant Ettore Boiardi is said to be responsible for that – he wanted to prepare his pasta and the accompanying sauces for as many people in the US as possible. But actually, the stuffed pasta is said to have originated in Liguria. Since the mountain villages in northwestern Italy were often isolated, each individual village developed its own recipes – using whatever was grown right outside the door. Here's how the original is made by hand.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:39 Liguria and ravioli
01:44 The dough
02:40 The filling
03:39 The history of canned ravioli
04:24 Shaping, filling and cooking
05:33 Outro
CREDITS
Report, camera, edit: Hendrik Welling
Supervising editor: Ruben Kalus, Mirja Viehweger
#dweuromaxx #ravioli #italy
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DW Food brings you the perfect blend of culinary trends, easy DIY recipes, exciting food secrets & a look behind the scenes of Europe’s culinary culture.
