13 October 2009

Ventimiglia Market - the Cephalopods

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We're in the Fish section of Ventimiglia's main covered market (fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, flowers) which is in the centre of the town - not far, though, from the famous Friday market.

We're in the fish section. Squid (calamari), octopus (polpi) and cuttlefish (seppie). Hard to imagine Italian cooking without them.

Do you like octopus , squid and cuttlefish?

13 comments:

Bibi said...

You bet I like 'em! I would love to have that selection here...fresh.

Olivier said...

Hummm j'adore ça....bon appétit

magiceye said...

bit of each?!

brattcat said...

Not as much as I like the glass of rose.

goodnameforadog said...

Ummm, no. I don't eat things with tentacles. (I do love your photos, though.)

B SQUARED said...

No, no, and no.

Catherine said...

That's the "true" market, Jilly. This picture is unbelievable....so many species offered...
Seen in a crate, it isn't appetizing but on a plate at the Balico, all is changed ! I don't know how to cook that kind of food, and I know it's very difficult to find the good cooking, so I never, never bougt these....But I love them fried with a tempura paste and some lemon on them, A l'Italienne. (not easy to "speak" about receipes in a foreigner language.

Virginia said...

Oh i've tried it several times Jilly, but alas I'm not able to say I care for them. I do eat escargot now!
V

Anonymous said...

YES! Octopus, squid and cuttlefish!
With lemon and maybe some salad...
And don't forget the sea view!
Barbara from Germany

Babooshka said...

I loved the markets here. So cheap. I'll pass on the food though, but the other half is salivating.

marley said...

I'm not a seafood fan. I can smell these from over here!

Dusty Lens said...

Yes, love seafood. I am still searching for a seafood sauce to compliment Spaghetti al Nero di Seppia

Anne in Oxfordshire said...

I look at the fish markets when over there, but just don't know how to cook a lot of the fish..so I try and eat fish in the restaurants!

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