Spaghetti alle vongole (Italian: [medical spaˈɡˈɡ etti alle ˈvo ŋ ɡ ole]; lit. & thinsp;'spaghetti with clams') is a pasta dish consisting of pastas prepared with fresh clams, coming from the coastal regions of Italy, especially in southern Italy. The prep work normally entails garlic, parsley, olive oil, and periodically gewurztraminer. Palourde, or carpet-shell clams (Italian: vongole veraci; pl. ), are generally used, along with the little Mediterranean wedge shell (Donax trunculus, also referred to as the Tellina or "bean clam"). There are many local variations of the meal.
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