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lattume

tuna sperm

Tuna

In Sardinia, lattume di tonno (tuna semen) boiled and sliced, and served with olive oil, or fried in breadcrumbs as an antipasto; in Sicily, it's served as a pasta sauce. Popular back in the day when nothing went to waste, but rare now.

Fish & Seafood

Sardinia

Sicily

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by Alexandre Dulaunoy