Seafood Pasta Delight
One of my absolute favourite Italian dishes has to be spaghetti ai frutti di mare (seafood). As soon as my foot lands on the tarmac in Sardinia my stomach starts shouting out for it.
Now, I can appreciate that you can get a delicious seafood pasta dish in many places around Italy and the world, but as far as I am concerned, the best plate is to be found at my friend’s place in the town of Porto Torres in northern Sardinia. These long-time family friends of ours have been in the fish vending business for decades so there is never any shortage of seafood in their household, and they sure know how best to cook it too!
During my visit there last month my stomach was very happy indeed as I got to munch on a number seafood pasta dishes which you can feast your eyes on in these pictures. I don’t have any precise recipes for you but the key to these dishes is quality fresh ingredients: seafood, tomatoes, parsley, garlic, onions, extra virgin olive oil, a touch of chilli pepper, and quite often a splash of white wine in the cooking process. Oh, and pasta al dente of course.
After two platefuls, it’s then time for a nice walk along the sea front with a quick pitt stop for, you got it, gelato!
Fresh out of the sea
Throw in some king prawns for good measure
My mouth just waters every time I look at this picture
Yum, GELATO!
Category: Travel & Culture
Made a similar version a couple weeks ago! I love the mussels! The fresher the seafood, the better the dish… And, eating this in Sardinia will guarantee sweeter tomatoes. Lovely!
Wonderful with fresh seafood!
I’m DROOLING.
This is definitely mouth watering! I do love pasta with fresh seafood. Thank you for sharing these impressing pictures.Never tried wine in pasta, I will next time.
Kat was exposed to this long before she was born!
They say that the people of Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia don’t love too much or hate too much because strong emotions interfere with the digestion. When you see such delicious seafood you have to wonder if they are right!!
Looks amazing! I need to get myself some king prawns, or I just need to become friends with someone in Sardinia.
WOW! I’m so jealous of the seafood! It’s hard to get really good stuff here in the mountains!
Oh my, YES!
Dear Kat – What an excellent meal – the mussels and the king prawns are a real treat. I adore the flavors and is a hallmark of great food!
Yummy!
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
This seafood pasta makes me seriously hungry!
Oooh what a perfect dish! Definitely something I’d order in a restaurant!
Oh wow…I can’t even begin to tell you how badly I want this! I want to eat it in Italy, though. Looks beyond fabulous
Can I stow away in your luggage on your next trip? My stomach is grumbling just reading your post and looking at the pictures.
That is gorgeous…I need to get to the seafood store soon
Wonderful dish and presentation 