Fish and seafood

Common clam

Molise common clam: cocciole drawn from the coast's sandy shallows

Along 35 kilometres of Molise coastline, from the mouth of the Trigno to the Saccione, clam boats draw the clams up from the sandy seabed. On board a sieve lets anything under 25 millimetres fall back, and a second sort removes stones and broken shells. Taken from class «A» waters, it usually needs no purification tanks, and it is a Molise traditional agri-food product (PAT).

• A greyish shell mottled with darker patches, over 25 millimetres across
• Sorted twice on board: no stones, no open or broken shells
• A tradition backed by the Murat-era survey and a 1969 chamber of commerce report

How to enjoy it. It comes closed in net bags, already sorted. At the end of August, Termoli gives it a day of its own during the fish festival.

Production areas

Molise

Season

Event: August

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