486. Cicale Ripiene

Stuffed Squill

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

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Method

Do not think that I want to talk to you about the cicadas84 that sing up in the trees; what I mean to talk about is the crustacean, Squilla mantis, so common in the Adriatic, where it is known by the name of “cannocchia.”

This is a crustacean that is always tasty to eat; but it is much better during certain months of the year,