Zembi d’Arzillo

This Ligurian ravioli has an unusual name of Arabic origin. Zembi derives from zembil, a basket of double palm leaves, and arzillo is a green seaweed found on the beach with the perfume of the sea. Arzillo is also Ligurian slang for limpet, a small shellfish which is part of the traditional sauce for these ravioli. Lacking limpets, we have substituted Manila clams.