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  • Fregola con arselle

    Fregola or Fregula con arselle on an Italian menu indicates a Sardinian semolina pasta type garnished with small clams.

    English Name: Semolina balls with small clams · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Lasagne con pesto e salmone

    Lasagne con pesto e salmone means an oven-baked lasagna layered with with pesto, Béchamel sauce, and smoked salmon, one of many Italian pastas without tomatoes in the sauce.

    English Name: Lasagna with pesto and smoked salmon · Course: Primo Piatto, Pasta · Author

  • Lombrichelli allo Scoglio

    A thick, handmade spaghetti called Lombrichelli is paired with seafood from the shoals in this classic dish of Lazio.

    English Name: Fat spaghetti with seafood · Course: Primo Piatto, Pasta · Author

  • Lorighittas con i gamberi

    Lorighittas is pasta from Sardinia formed into a ring like two strands of twisted spaghetti. These days it’s served with shrimp, zucchini, or artichokes.

    English Name: Lorighittas with shrimp · Course: Primo Piatto, Pasta · Author

  • Pasta con Ragù di Polpo, Octopus Ragu

    Pasta con Ragù di Polpo is a pasta, preferably a fresh pasta, with a long cooked tomato based sauce containing chopped octopus.

    English Name: Pasta with octopus ragu · Course: primo piatto · Author

  • Pizzoccheri

    Pizzoccheri is a buckwheat flour pasta that fits with the heavier cuisine of the Lombardy region where it borders with Switzerland.

    English Name: Pizzoccheri · Course: Hearty first course · Author

  • Spaghetti Acciugata

    Spaghetti acciugata brings the taste of anchovies to the fore in this primo piatto found on some Italian menus.

    English Name: Spaghetti with Anchovy Sauce · Course: Primo Piatto, Pasta · Author

  • Spaghetti alla trabaccolara

    Spaghetti alla trabaccolara is served with a sauce of wine, tomatoes and fish, named after the boats of fishermen from San Benedetto del Tronto.

    English Name: Spaghetti with fish · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Spaghetti con le Vongole

    Spaghetti con le vongole, spaghetti with clams, is a very popular Italian seaside dish with many variations, and is a big part of the Christmas Eve dinner, especially in Naples.

    English Name: Spaghetti with Clams · Course: Primo Piatto · Author