Cappellacci vs Tortelli
Cappellacci is large folded parcel filled with pumpkin, shaped like a peasant's hat. Tortelli is filled parcel, square, rectangular, or rolled, by region.
Side by side, to scale
10 mmCappellacci: 40 to 60 mm by 40 to 60 mm
Tortelli: 40 to 80 mm by 30 to 60 mm
Footprints from the length and width in each record, one scale for both. See every shape on the chart.
| Family | Stuffed | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|
| Region | Emilia-Romagna | Emilia-Romagna |
| Section | Large folded parcel filled with pumpkin, shaped like a peasant's hat | Filled parcel, square, rectangular, or rolled, by region |
| Length | 40 to 60 mm | 40 to 80 mm |
| Width or diameter | 40 to 60 mm | 30 to 60 mm |
| Wall or thickness | 0.6 to 1 mm | 0.6 to 1 mm |
| Surface | Smooth | Smooth |
| Hollow | No | No |
| Dough | Egg pasta | Egg pasta |
| Cook time | 3 to 5 min | 3 to 6 min |
| Energy, dry, per 100 g | 288 kcal (fresh pasta) | 288 kcal (fresh pasta) |
| Protein, dry, per 100 g | 11.3 g | 11.3 g |
| Products catalogued | 5 | 5 |
| Pairs with | Butter and sage, Meat ragu | Butter and sage, Meat ragu, Pomodoro |
Cappellacci
A sweet pumpkin filling wants brown butter and sage, or a light meat ragu in the Ferrara style. Cream flattens it.
Tortelli
Brown butter and parmesan for almost all of them. The Mantuan pumpkin tortello takes butter and sage; the Tuscan potato tortello takes a meat ragu.
Can you swap them?
Tortelli for cappellacci: yes, the Mantuan pumpkin tortello.
Cappellacci for tortelli: yes, the Ferrara pumpkin parcel.
Both take Butter and sage, Meat ragu.
Only tortelli: Pomodoro.
Sources
- Dimensions, surface, dough, and cook time: each shape page names the brand page, spec sheet, or measured box behind every figure.
- Energy and protein: USDA FoodData Central, per 100 g of the dough, public domain.
- Products catalogued: Open Food Facts, Open Database License, read on 2026-08-25. A crowd database: a count is a floor.