Bologna, Italy – Cantina Bentivoglio Pasta-Making Demonstration and Lunch

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Bologna, Italy - Cantina Bentivoglio Pasta-Making Demonstration and Lunch

Bologna, Italy – Cantina Bentivoglio Pasta-Making Demonstration and Lunch

Bologna, Italy – Cantina Bentivoglio Pasta-Making Demonstration and Lunch

WJ Tested: Uniworld Po River Cruise Day 5 – Pasta-making demonstration and lunch at Cantina Bentivoglio was part of the Bologna full-day included excursion.

Cantina Bentivoglio in Bologna, Italy

Cantina Bentivoglio in Bologna, Italy – Restaurant, Wine Bar & Jazz Club.

With an hour of free time in Bologna, we delved back into the Mercato di Mezzo before meeting again with our Uniworld cruise guides. Once all passengers had assembled (everyone was on time for the 12:50 pm meeting at Bologna’s leaning towers) it was a 10-minute stroll to Cantina Bentivoglio where we were treated to a 45-minute pasta-making demonstration with Luisa.

Cantina Bentivoglio in Bologna, Italy

Cantina Bentivoglio in Bologna, Italy

Luisa makes fresh pasta by hand everyday for Cantina Bentivoglio

Luisa makes fresh pasta by hand everyday for Cantina Bentivoglio

Flour and eggs for making fresh pasta

Flour and eggs for making fresh pasta

Luisa adds the eggs to the flour to make the fresh pasta

Luisa adds the eggs to the flour to make the fresh pasta

Luisa kneads the flour and eggs together to make the fresh pasta

Luisa kneads the flour and eggs together to make the fresh pasta

Luisa forms the pasta dough

Luisa forms the pasta dough

Luisa rolls out the pasta dough at Cantina Bentivoglio

Luisa rolls out the pasta dough at Cantina Bentivoglio

A special rolling pin is used to make perfect pasta

A special rolling pin is used to make perfect pasta

Luisa rolls the dough very thin for the pasta she is making

Luisa rolls the dough very thin for the pasta she is making

Luisa cuts the pasta dough into shapes for tortellini

Luisa cuts the pasta dough into shapes for tortellini

One of the fillings for the tortellini pasta

One of the fillings for the tortellini pasta

Luisa shows off her tortellini

Luisa shows off her tortellini

Luisa demonstrates how to make tagliatelli

Luisa demonstrates how to make tagliatelli

Luisa demonstrates how to make broad noodles

Luisa demonstrates how to make broad noodles

Fresh pasta for lunch at Cantina Bentivoglio

Fresh pasta for lunch at Cantina Bentivoglio

We learned that Luisa has been making fresh pasta by hand for Cantina Bentivoglio for 10 years. She had retired from working her own restaurant and was bored, so offered her expertise to the restaurant – they could not refuse.

Once the pasta-making demonstration concluded it was time to be seated in the restaurant and enjoy some of the local specialties, including some of the pasta Luisa had spent the morning preparing.

Uniworld's Italy River Cruise Group at Cantina Bentivoglio in Bologna

Uniworld’s Italy River Cruise Group at Cantina Bentivoglio in Bologna

The delicious three-course lunch included mineral water, plus red or white wine.

Tomato bruschetta, mortadella and tigelli bread

Lunch first course: Tomato bruschetta, mortadella, tigelli bread

Pasta: tortellini with ricotta and tomato sauce, tagliatelle with bolognese

Lunch Second Course – Pasta: Tortellini with ricotta and tomato sauce, tagliatelle with bolognese

For dessert we dined on a fruit salad of strawberries, watermelon and cantaloupe, followed by a shot of espresso (caffe) for those wanting it.

Once lunch was finished we walked back to the meeting place for the coach for the 60-minute drive back to Polesella and Uniworld River Countess.

Next… Verona and Private Visit to St. Mark’s Basilica

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