Giovanni Rana, a 50 - year old Italian
pasta company with an excellent reputation in Europe, specializes in
filled pastas (about 15 are available in the US) made with extra thin wrappers and, with some
shapes, D.O.P. ingredients.
We followed this with a sampling of
pasta (all hand - made of course), including the Paccatelli al Ragu di Salsiccia, a short and flat -
shaped pasta served with a
filling ragu of tomato, sausage and fresh herbs, and Tortelloni, hand -
filled with a puree of filet mignon and sauteed vegetables and covered in tomatoes sauce.