Agnolotti Dal Plin

Agnolotti dal plin are pinched or pleated tiny agnolotti, plin being a pinch in Piedmontese dialect. They are almost always stuffed with a meat filling and may be served in brodo (in a broth) where the pleat improves the mouthfeel, or in a sauce, which the pleat helps to catch on the pasta. As with tortellini (the Bolognese equivalent), they may be further condimented with white truffles, especially when served in broth, for particularly festive occasions. The small size and dainty work required means these are not an everyday pasta, rather for times when there is something to celebrate, or when housewives had to fill long winter evenings with some sort of activity.