Ancient legend tells that at the end of the 1300s, a captain of the Visconti troops who had camped near Valeggio sul Mincio with his army fell in love with a beautiful river nymph. In the short course of a night, a great love was born between the two, and dawn surprised them promising eternal fidelity. Hunted by men who wanted to capture them, Malco and Silvia took refuge in the depths of the Mincio river, leaving their pursuers a handkerchief of golden silk, which the two lovers had symbolically knotted as a pledge of their union.
Since that day, the girls in the area, during festive days, love to recall the sweet story of the two lovers by preparing the traditional Love Knots of Valeggio. They are delicious tortellini made entirely by hand with a dough rolled thin as silk, which is cut and knotted like a handkerchief after being enriched with a delicate filling of spices and fine assorted meats (we chose the artisanal pasta factory Sapori di Valeggio to make you enjoy them).
Every year in June in Valeggio sul Mincio, along the Visconti Bridge, and enchanted place we talked about here, the great Love Knot Festival takes place. A themed dinner with over 3,000 guests, who come from all over Europe to taste the tortellini of legend and witness the medieval costume parades.
Giampaolo Beschin
Suosittelemme maistamaan
✔ Olet lisännyt tuotteen ostoskoriisi!
