Family bivalve molluskof the Veneridae,to which the clam and the clam or lupine also belong.
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HABITAT
Clean sea
It grows in the North of the Adriatic,
in deep water
more than 12 meters
and sandy bottoms,
8 miles from the coast, away from sources of pollution.
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SUSTAINABLE FISHING
90 boats
Fishermen respect and even prolong
the biological rest periods necessary for the seabed to guarantee a constant quantity of cockles.
Ancora 3
FRESHNESS
AND HEALTH
The cockles are fished and packaged within 12 hours by the fishermen of the OP I Fasolari. Shelled and processed immediately after fishing.
Ancora 4
Ancora 5
SELECTION
MANUAL
Manual sorting takes place on board the fishing boat. The ripe cockles are selected while all the rest, not suitable for trade, is thrown back into the sea.
Ancora 6
THE COOPERATIVE
O.P. THE FASOLARI
The Northern Adriatic Sea Cockle Fishing Producers Organization protects the trade, avoids the passage of wholesalers and safeguards the product.
RECIPE
Fasolari au gratin with tomato and Parmigiano Reggiano
