Museo del Risorgimento - Il bolognese è gaio onor

Bologna's culinary fame is closely linked to tortellini and cured meats, especially mortadella. The 19th century saw mortadella become a key ingredient in tortellini fillings, making it a symbol often depicted humorously in satirical magazines. One example is the illustration for “Il bolognese è gaio onor”, an article by Alfredo Testoni published in “La lettura”, a monthly magazine of the Corriere della Sera in Milan in 1907, created by Bolognese artist Augusto Majani “Nasica.”