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Some Typical Seafood Tasted in Spain.
In Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, the local food scene offers plenty of seafood specialties that catch the eye even before you get to taste them. During a visit to the famous La Boqueria Market, I stopped to look at these unusual-looking shellfish, displayed among many other delicacies from the sea. Their curious shapes, distinctive shells and natural colours immediately caught my attention. It was one of those market discoveries that makes you pause, take a closer look and want to know more.
In Italy, seafood is an important part of our culinary tradition. Mussels, clams, razor clams and many other varieties are familiar ingredients, especially in the cooking of coastal regions. Spain shares this strong connection with the sea, and its markets offer an impressive range of seafood. Some products are well known, while others may be less familiar to visitors from abroad. Exploring these market stalls is a lovely way to discover different ingredients and learn a little about the local food culture.
Looking at these shellfish, I found myself wondering what their correct name might be. Could they be razor clams, known in Spanish as *navajas* and in Catalan as *navalles*, or might they be date mussels, called *dátiles de mar* in Spanish? These are actually two different kinds of molluscs. Razor clams have long, narrow shells, while date mussels are more cylindrical and live inside rocks. Without a closer view or confirmation from the stallholder, I would rather leave the identification open than give you the wrong answer.
La Boqueria is one of Barcelona’s liveliest places, with stalls selling fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, cured products and all kinds of local specialities. I enjoy photographing details like these because they preserve more than just the memory of a trip. They also capture the small discoveries that make travelling interesting: unfamiliar ingredients, colourful displays and the chance to see everyday food traditions from another perspective. This photograph is a little reminder of the seafood variety waiting to be discovered in Spain.

Would you be able to identify these shellfish? Are they razor clams, date mussels or perhaps another local seafood delicacy? Add a comment or go to the bottom of the site to read what other visitors have written.

Photos taken with a Canon EOS M100 camera and a Tamron 16-300 lens.

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