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ITALIAN FISH

mussles  Mussels or molluscs:characteritics and italian names

In this section we present the molluscs and mussels, more commonly used in the Italian cooking. As always giving priority to those used in our Italian  recipes. We have the oysters used as italian starter, the very common striped venus clams used with many spaghetti sauces, blue mussels, razor shells very common made baked au gratin. Each name of mussels is linked with description and cooking recipes with pictures.

The names vary, in Italy and abroad, as are linked with the folk tradition. We have tried to submit mussels synonyms  widespread in Italy.

 Italian names and  clip arts of mussels or molluscs

crustaceans

ITALIAN CRUSTACEANS

mussels (mitili)

oysters

ostriche

mussels

 

striped Venus clams

vongole

(chamelea gallina)

mussels

RECIPES

round clams

TARTUFI DI MARE

mussels

 

wedge shells

telline

mussels

 

blue mussels

cozze

(mytilus galloprovincialis)

mussels

RECIPES

 

scallops

CAPESANTE or PETTINI

mussels

RECIPES

 

cockles

FASOLARI

mussels

 

razor shells

canolicchi-cannolicchi

mussels

RECIPES 

caphalopods
ITALIAN CEPHALOPODS

mussels

molluscs  

molluscs

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