Bologna was a city I didn't enjoy as much, but I definitely enjoyed the food! As you can see on the photo above, it's an example of a deli store that has anything you can think of! Bologna is also called ''La grassa'' or the ''fat one'', because of the fatty foods they eat - lots of butter, lard, pork, and such things. Let me tell you, I had the real Mortadella and it was one of the tastiest things ever.

The city itself isn't that clean, but I had an interesting two days. We had a tour of the city and attended a pasta course in ''La Vecchia Scuola'' where we got to do handmade pasta (no pasta machine!). In Bologna they make it with just eggs and flour 00, no salt or oil. It is usually about 100g of flour per one egg.





I was really excited to make it by hand, and I must say, it's not an easy process at all. Rolling it out is the hardest part!








We made many different kinds: tortellini filled with pork and parmigiano reggiano, tortelli with parsley and ricotta, tagliatelle with ragu, and tagliatelle with sugar and lemon zest. They also showed us many other forms and also how to use the leftovers to make soup pasta - great to know!








After 2 hours of work, we sat down and ate what we made! It was fabulous!!



The dessert was the fried tagliatelle with sugar and lemon zest and then dusted with powdered sugar!
I definitely never had this much pasta, I have it each day! :)