Cozza di Scardovari DOP
Scardovari mussel
A mussel farmed in the Sacca di Scardovari lagoon in the Po delta. The shell is elongated and black-violet, the valves domed and near-triangular with fine concentric striations, iridescent violet inside, the colour shifting with the season and the animal's sex.
Designation
- Certification
- DOP
- Category
- Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans
- Registered
- 2013 (Reg. UE n. 1200 del 25.11.13)
Where it is made
The Sacca di Scardovari, Po delta, province of Rovigo.
How it is made
The mussels anchor themselves by the tough brown byssus threads to the nets, the reste, on which they are grown. Quality is measured by the condition index, which gauges how full the edible part is.