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Classic Italian Dishes: Crustaceans

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.

Scampi alla Piastra
Grilled scampi on a bed of delicately spiced rice.

Scampi alla Busara
Scampi from Friuli, done in a zesty tomato sauce atop the stove. Also, a quick, simple shrimp scampi.

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Classic Italian Dishes
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