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Classic Italian Dishes: Octopus & Squid

Italian cooking is very difficult to pin down -- almost every city and town has its specialties, and there are regional trends too; the end result is a huge number of local cuisines rather than a single national cuisine. However, there are some dishes that you will find almost everywhere, and that are now standards among the many Italian communities scattered across the globe.

On Fish
Purchasing, cooking tecnhiques, and its role in the Italian diet.

Seppie Nere alla Veneziana
A Venetian standby, cuttlefish with their ink.

Seppie Ripiene
Stuffed cuttlefish, the perfect way to warm your kitchen and your table in winter.

Seppie Coi Piselli
Cuttlefish and peas work very well, and are one of the most classic Italian fish dishes.

More Octopus, Calamari, Seppie, Etc.
Classic Italian Dishes
The General Recipe Index

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