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Spaghetti alle Vongole
Clams in garlic, parsley and olive oil make a light, intensely marine plate, all brine and sea-salt with a whisper of chilli. The wine must be bone-dry, saline and unoaked, echoing the sea rather than smothering it. Avoid oak, which turns metallic against shellfish.
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