Local clams and mussels are on the comeback in homes and restaurants in the Messina area of the southern Italian island of Sicily after a 30-year absence caused by high pollution levels in Lake Ganzirri. Using the same basic equipment common hundreds of years ago, including wooden rowing boats and rakes with nets attached, 30 people work to collect the molluscs. "It's a really important achievement as it has created jobs for young people in the area," Salvatore Ruello, chairman of Great Lake Ganzirri Co-operative, who restarted the production, told Reuters. When cleaned and sorted, the clams and mussels go on sale in local markets with many ending up in the traditional dish of "spaghetti alle vongole" or spaghetti with clams. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna July 12, 2017 17:03 UTC