Queen Lasagna

About the course

When you think about this worldwide well known dish, you’re probably thinking this might be the Lasagna alla Bolognese, a traditional dish from Emilia-Romagna. This recipe features the egg pasta layered with “Bolognese” ragù (named, in fact, after Bologna the capital of Emilia-Romagna), and creamy béchamel. Well, that’s no surprise!

This tasty dish is one of the most ancient pasta recipes on Italian record. Once you try it, you want to be eating it for centuries yet to come.

Jacopone da Todi himself wrote “quartina” (form of Italian poetry) in the 13th century, proving that lasagna is indeed one of the oldest types of hand-made pasta originated in Italy, where the lasagna spread its layers of history.

The baked dish is often thought to be from Emilia-Romagna, region known for its rich ingredients and fertile land. However, rectangular sheets of pasta with a creamy sauce was first seen more south around Napoli in the Middle Ages.

By the way, lasagna experienced a belated renaissance in Bologna only in the late 19th century where it became a “dish of honour” prepared by noble families to demonstrate their wealth of ingredients.