Pasta alla Bolognese
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Rigatoni Bolognese at Pepe Rosso 24 in Port Washington. (Jan. 6, 2011)
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The Northern Italian city of Bologna ranks as one of the world's culinary capitals. It was there that the rich meat sauce known as ragu Bolognese was born a few centuries ago.
The sauce is made with finely chopped vegetables as well as beef or pork plus tomatoes and is usually lightened with a little cream. In Italy, it's most commonly served over a flat ribbon pasta like tagliatelle.
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