Spaghetti, Taranto-Style

Taranto is the birthplace of Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816). The port city, in the heel of the Italian boot, is blessed with a remarkable array of shellfish in its local water. In particular there is a great variety of clams and mussels. You can adapt this recipe to the seafood available to you. A Long Islander or a New Englander might use a lot of clams while a resident of Washington, D.C., would favor oysters from nearby Chesapeake Bay. I like to mix clams, mussels, and oysters. Minced sh