Il Dottore

By the late 17th century, il Dottore was firmly embedded in the public eye, as evidenced by the playwright Molière's inclusion of a Docteur-style character in his play La Jalousie du Barbouillé [fr].

[9] In contemporary media, il Dottore can be found in many common characters, such as Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory[10] and Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama.

[15] Il Dottore walks with his chest up, knees bent, and with a bouncy movement, taking small steps;[16] he gesticulates with his hands and fingers, making room around him by keeping others at bay.

[18] The ruff around il Dottore's neck didn't come into play until his popularity in France grew, at which point it was adopted in 1653 by Agostino Lolli.

Balanzoni is a type of pasta originating in the Italian city of Bologna, named after the renowned Bolognese mask.

This fresh green pasta, colored by spinach in the dough, resembles tortellini in shape and is filled with ricotta and mortadella, leading some to call them tortelli matti (lit.

It is said that in the post-World War II era, when household economy was crucial and minimizing waste was essential, an enterprising pasta maker used leftover green lasagna dough to create tortelli filled with available kitchen ingredients (ricotta and mortadella).

The new pasta shape was named balanzoni to highlight its quintessential Bolognese essence, given its tortellini-like form, green lasagna color, and the use of mortadella, Bologna's most typical sausage.