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Toasted Ravioli in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri

Toasted Ravioli

Breaded beef or cheese ravioli deep-fried to a crunch and dusted with parmesan, served with marinara. Legend says it was invented in the 1940s when a cook dropped ravioli in the fryer.

Try it at: Charlie Gitto's On the Hill — one of the longtime Hill restaurants claiming the invention; also on nearly every Italian menu in town.