ravioli
noun
rav·i·o·li
ˌra-vē-ˈō-lē 
ˌrä-
plural ravioli also raviolis
ˌra-vē-ˈō-lēz
ˌrä-
: pasta in the form of little cases of dough containing a savory filling (as of meat or cheese)
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Try the cuttlefish ravioli stuffed with sauteed greens (tsigareli), langoustine, and kourkoutzelia, an edible violet wildflower, or the signature pork ragu with local tavla cheese foam.
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Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
Next, ponder four main selections: salmon wellington, pork osso buco, steak au poivre or Dungeness crab ravioli.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
For a heartier meal, pasta dishes—like ravioli loaded with peas—balance cheesy goodness with bright, minty notes.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
From there, ravioli made its way into the courtly kitchens of the northern provinces.
—Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024
For a hearty meal, consider traditional minestrone soup to start, followed by a pasta course of a single ravioli stuffed with ricotta and egg yolk.
—Samantha Dimauro, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
Water: Thins the sauce and helps the ravioli cook through.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
Each ravioli is filled with light housemade ricotta cheese and the dish is topped with a creamy carrot nage broth, pickled carrot slices and micro herbs.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
And of course, the signature French onion soup ravioli, made with stock using only vegetables from the kitchen — but which Leon believes tastes as good as veal stock.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
Next, ponder four main selections: salmon wellington, pork osso buco, steak au poivre or Dungeness crab ravioli.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
For a heartier meal, pasta dishes—like ravioli loaded with peas—balance cheesy goodness with bright, minty notes.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
From there, ravioli made its way into the courtly kitchens of the northern provinces.
—Dawn Davis Sharon Radisch Soneela Nankani Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 13 May 2024
For a hearty meal, consider traditional minestrone soup to start, followed by a pasta course of a single ravioli stuffed with ricotta and egg yolk.
—Samantha Dimauro, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
Water: Thins the sauce and helps the ravioli cook through.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
Each ravioli is filled with light housemade ricotta cheese and the dish is topped with a creamy carrot nage broth, pickled carrot slices and micro herbs.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
And of course, the signature French onion soup ravioli, made with stock using only vegetables from the kitchen — but which Leon believes tastes as good as veal stock.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
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ravioli
noun
rav·i·o·li
ˌrav-ē-ˈō-lē
ˌräv-
plural ravioli also raviolis
-lēz
: little pockets of pasta with a filling (as of meat or cheese)
Etymology
Italian, from a plural of a dialect word raviolo, literally, "little turnip"
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