Ravioli. White ravioli were a typical Christmas dish of medieval England
There are only a few days left for Christmas and like every year, even in this part of 2017, I publish on Pills of History (as you can see the site has been completely renewed!) some recipes which in ancient times were prepared just for this happy occasion (food, apparently, my readers really like).
The following is taken from The Forme of Cury , the most important English cooking manual and one of the most important in Europe of the medieval era (its first publication dates back to 1390 ); the Italian text The Forme of Cury. The kitchen at the court of King Richard II of England, is by Guido Tommasi Editore.
So here's how to make excellent white ravioli ( rauioles ) "Of other times".
"Take some white cheese and chop it, mix it with eggs, saffron and a good amount of butter.
Prepare a thin sheet of pasta and enclose the mixture like tortelletti; immerse them in boiling water and cook.
Take some hot melted butter and grated cheese and arrange the ravioli on the plates; put the hot butter with grated cheese under and over the ravioli, sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg and pepper " .