The legend of the birth of tortellini pasta says that a battle weary Venus; Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, and Jupiter; god of sky and thunder, took refuge at a tavern near Bologna, Italy. While they slept, an intrigued innkeeper peeked through the keyhole of their bedroom and saw Venus' navel bathed in candlelight. The peeping Tomaso then raced to his kitchen and created a pasta shape, tortellini, inspired by the goddess' glorious navel.
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