Shallow pan of toasted bead-shaped pasta with shellfish and tomato.

Fregola con arselle

Italy · Europe

Short description
This seafood pasta is brothy and nutty, with toasted grains soaking up clam liquor and tomato.
Ingredients
Fregola, small clams, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, white wine, olive oil, seafood broth, chile, salt, and black pepper.
Cultural note
It is associated with coastal tables where shellfish and toasted pasta are cooked together in the same pan.
Common misconception
It is not couscous; the beads are a toasted pasta that stays pleasantly chewy in broth.

image credit

Fregola sarda de Chef koketo.jpg

creator:
Jorgehdezalonso
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
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OpenAI API Text to Speech
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AI-generated voice audio.