Brotherhood
Tortel Dols
Tortel Dols
Confraternita del Tortél Dóls
Via M.L. King, 1
43052 Colorno
Parma
0521.313118
www.torteldols.com
info@torteldols.com
Via M.L. King, 1
43052 Colorno
Parma
0521.313118
www.torteldols.com
info@torteldols.com



In the splendid setting of the Colorno Palace, the 5 march 2008, the Confraternity of Tortél Dóls is born, with the aim of keeping alive the cultural-gastronomic tradition typical of the villages of the Bassa on the slopes of the banks of the Po. This is where the ancient custom of preparing Tortéj Dóls has its roots - and continues to thrive. The commitment of the Confraternity is precisely to pass on the first recipe from generation to generation. The main objective of the association, founded and formed by a group of lovers of good food, consists in keeping the attention on the preparation of the traditional recipe alive, but also to encourage initiatives in the agricultural field for the local cultivation of the ingredients that are at its base: mustard watermelons, quince from the noble pear in the first place. Every second weekend in October, the square of Colorno, starring Tortél Dóls, with a usual and very popular event (thousands of visitors who turn up every year) dedicated to the tasting of the traditional first course of the Bassa Parmense. A day dedicated to taste, of culture and entertainment with exceptional guests and beyond 100 exhibitors of excellence.
Tortel Dols
The popular tradition, which traces the birth of Tortél Dóls back to the era of Duchess Maria Luigia of Austria, tells that on the occasion of special occasions the Duchess used to offer the boatmen of Sacca di Colorno a first course, by the same called Tortél Dóls for the particularity of the bittersweet filling. Today's tradition has it that the excellent recipe is prepared in the winter, especially on the occasion of Christmas Eve, the last day of the year and the evening before (cavdon) of the feast of "Sant’Antònni dal Gozén". The filling recipe varies from family to family, but the ingredients that can never be missing are breadcrumbs, wine (must) cooked ham and noble pear mustard, quince and mustard watermelon. To these each "rezdóra" adds other personal and "secret" ones. The dressing is made mainly with tomato sauce and butter, but there are those who prefer to dress sweet "white" tortelli, that is with melted butter and Parmigiano Reggiano. The Chamber of Commerce of Parma has registered the production disciplinary and the original recipe to keep it among the typical food and wine of the territory.
