In the island's culinary tradition, the combination of fish and vegetables is never lacking, as the stuffed squid or squid with potatoes remains consolidated in home kitchens.

That vivid color, unmistakable and unique with its intensity it’s impossible not to notice. And it’s certainly the first characteristic of the species to be noticed.

For centuries it has been the distinctive element of the Christmas Eve dinner of the inhabitants of Cetara.

In the Phlegraean area, the history of the mussels, now certified by the relaying facilities, started when the presence of fumaroles and hot thermal waters which re-emerged a little bit everywhere, well-known in Roman times, enlightened the brilliant mind of Sergio Orata, in the lake of Lucrino, he created the first system for oysters cultivation.