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Greek Grilled Octopus

Grilled octopus Greek style.
Going to Greece, in this case Santorini, and not eating a plate of grilled octopus is almost a crime.
A few days ago, in fact, finding myself with the ship on the just mentioned Greek island, I took advantage of it and ate this beautiful plate of grilled octopus.
I must say that it is one of the most beautiful photos I have ever posted on this site, together with the other photo of polpo but Galician style.
Simple and very tasty (and very expensive!), placed on top of a few lettuce leaves.

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polpo alla griglia

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

The common octopus or octopus is a cephalopod of the Octopodidae family. It is also called polyp in common usage, but it should not be confused with the polyp which is instead for example the animal (belonging to the Cnidaria) that gives rise to coral.
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Grilled octopus Greek style – Poulpe grillé à la grecque – Pulpo a la plancha a la griega – Polvo grelhado à moda grega – Gegrillter Tintenfisch nach griechischer Art – Bạch tuộc nướng kiểu Hy Lạp – 烤章鱼希腊风味 – タコのグリルギリシャ風
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La focaccia al formaggio di Cinciarin

Focaccia al formaggio di Cinciarin

La focaccia al formaggio di Cinciarin.
La focaccia al formaggio più buona è sicuramente a Recco (dove la focaccia col formaggio è persino una dop famosa in tutto il mondo) ma in molte pizzerie, specialmente in Riviera, se ne possono trovare di altrettanto buone.
Questa, in particolare, ne è un esempio:

Focaccia al formaggio di Cinciarin

Photo taken with iPhone 6.

Mangiata, poco prima di imbarcare, nella pizzeria Cinciarin appena sopra Casarza Ligure.

Focaccia with cheese (sometimes but improperly focaccia al formaggio), in Genoese a fugassa cö formaggio, is a type of stuffed focaccia typical of Liguria and Oltregiogo.
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The focaccia with cheese from the Cinciarin pizzeria in Casarza Ligure – La focaccia au fromage de la pizzeria Cinciarin à Casarza Ligure – La focaccia con queso de la pizzería Cinciarin en Casarza Ligure – A focaccia com queijo da pizzaria Cinciarin em Casarza Ligure – Die Focaccia mit Käse aus der Pizzeria Cinciarin in Casarza Ligure – Bánh focaccia với pho mát từ tiệm bánh pizza Cinciarin ở Casarza Ligure – 卡萨萨利古雷 Cinciarin 比萨店的芝士意式薄饼 – カザルツァ リグレのピッツェリア シンチャリンのチーズ入りフォカッチャ
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Focaccia alle cipolle

Focaccia alle cipolle

Focaccia alle cipolle.
Una delle varianti più classica del tipico “pane salato” genovese è la focaccia con le cipolle.
Sicuramente è la variante più famosa della focaccia all’olio genovese.
Questa fetta (mi scuso se la foto non è eccezionale) è stata fotografata a Sestri Levante dal buon panificio Luca 2.

Focaccia alle cipolle

Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Tamron 16-300.

It can be eaten for breakfast, as a “fast breaker” in the morning or as an aperitif-appetizer. It is traditionally accompanied with a small glass of white wine (or gianchetto in Ligurian). It is customary (not typically Genoese) to dip the focaccia in cappuccino or milk for breakfast.

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Fish ravioli with fish sauce

Ravioli di pesce al sugo di pesce

Fish ravioli with fish sauce.
Fish ravioli, in Liguria, are a classic almost as much as vegetable ravioli.

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This photo, taken by my mother, is an example of this:

Ravioli di pesce al sugo di pesce

Photo taken with iPhone 6.

Fish ravioli seasoned with fish sauce – Raviolis de poisson assaisonnés à la sauce de poisson – Ravioles de pescado sazonados con salsa de pescado – Ravioli de peixe temperado com molho de peixe – Fischravioli, gewürzt mit Fischsauce – Ravioli cá tẩm nước mắm
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Excellent fresh ravioli from the pasta factory in Sestri

Excellent fresh ravioli from a pasta factory in Sestri.
Not everyone has the time, patience and talent to make fresh ravioli at home. In my house they are made for Christmas and Easter (and only in a few other exceptional cases). The rest of the time, vegetable ravioli (lean) are bought already made (more or less artisanal) in local pasta factories.
These are the ones prepared by Pastificio Moderno in Sestri Levante.

Go see my article with my personal ranking of the restaurants where I ate the best ravioli al ragù in the Province of Genoa di Levante.

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ravioli freschi

Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Tamron 16-300.

Excellent fresh ravioli from the pasta factory in Sestri – Excellents raviolis frais d’une usine de pâtes à Sestri – Excelentes raviolis frescos de una fábrica de pasta en Sestri – Excelente ravioli fresco de uma fábrica de massas em Sestri – Ausgezeichnete frische Ravioli aus einer Nudelfabrik in Sestri – Ravioli tươi ngon tuyệt vời từ một nhà máy mì ống ở Sestri
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A plate of gnocchi with Genoese pesto

Gnocchi al pesto

A plate of gnocchi with Genoese pesto.
In addition to focaccia all’olio, one of my favorite subjects to photograph is Genoese pesto, especially if it’s the one my mother makes at home.
Gnocchi, on the other hand, are bought. We still find them practically fresh prepared in one of the many “fresh pasta” shops abundant in Liguria.
Although every now and then the good Loris prepares them fresh for us.
I also really liked the photo, don’t you think it’s very beautiful too?

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Gnocchi al pesto alla genovese

Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Tamron 16-300.

The most popular ones in Italy today are prepared with potatoes, also very popular are those prepared with a simple dough of water and flour. Those prepared with semolina are nicknamed alla romana; others still use corn flour; in addition, various other ingredients are used based on local/regional tradition.
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The gnocchi with pesto alla genovese – Les gnocchis au pesto alla genovese – Los ñoquis con pesto alla genovese – O nhoque com pesto alla genovese – Die Gnocchi mit Pesto alla Genovese – Gnocchi với pesto alla genovese – 热那亚香蒜酱汤团 – pestoallagenoveseのgnocchi
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Focaccia all’olio alla genovese a Sestri Levante

Focaccia all'olio alla genovese a Sestri Levante

Focaccia all’olio alla genovese a Sestri Levante.
Una bella e buona fetta di focaccia all’olio alla genovese fotografata, e mangiata, a Sestri Levante dal buon panificio Luca 2 proprio nel carruggio sestrese.

Focaccia all'olio alla genovese a Sestri Levante

Focaccia all'olio alla genovese a Sestri Levante

Focaccia all'olio alla genovese a Sestri Levante

Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Tamron 16-300.

It can be eaten for breakfast, as a “fast breaker” in the morning or as an aperitif-appetizer. It is traditionally accompanied with a small glass of white wine (or gianchetto in Ligurian). It is customary (not typically Genoese) to dip the focaccia in cappuccino or milk for breakfast.

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La focaccia all’olio della Liguria

Focaccia all'olio

La focaccia all’olio della Liguria.
Uno dei cibi più buoni della mia Liguria è la focaccia all’olio.
Non a caso ci sono già diverse foto di questa prelibatezza.

Questa volta è la focaccia di uno dei panifici “storici” di Sestri Levante: Vassallo (che purtroppo non ha un sito, una pagina Fb o TripAdvisor). Quante serate della mia giovinezza iniziate in Piscina dei Castelli sono finite davanti ad un pezzo di focaccia appena uscita dal forno.

Focaccia all'olio

Focaccia all'olio

Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Tamron 16-300.

It can be eaten for breakfast, as a “fast breaker” in the morning or as an aperitif-appetizer. It is traditionally accompanied with a small glass of white wine (or gianchetto in Ligurian). It is customary (not typically Genoese) to dip the focaccia in cappuccino or milk for breakfast.

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Galician-style octopus, Spanish dish

Polpo alla gallega o galiziana, un piatto tipico spagnolo

Octopus a la gallega or Galician, a typical Spanish dish.
Another typical Spanish dish is octopus a la gallega (that is, Galician style).
I have to say that it is really good.
In this dish, however, there were no classic boiled potatoes that normally host the octopus.

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Polpo alla gallega o galiziana, un piatto tipico spagnolo

Photo taken with Canon 600D and lens Canon EF 40.

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797) or octopus is a cephalopod of the Octopodidae family, which should not be confused with the polyp which is instead, for example, the animal (belonging to the Cnidaria) that gives rise to coral.
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Galician or Galician octopus in Ibiza – Poulpe galicien ou galicien à Ibiza – Pulpo a la gallega o a la gallega en Ibiza – Polvo galego ou galego em Ibiza – Galicischer oder galicischer Oktopus auf Ibiza – Bạch tuộc Galicia hoặc Galicia ở Ibiza – 伊维萨岛的加利西亚或加利西亚章鱼 – イビザのガリシアまたはガリシアのタコ