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Italy is intensifying its battle against invasive blue crabs along the Adriatic coast. After years of disruption to fishing, authorities have released 130,000 Octopus vulgaris to prey on crabs in Emilia-Romagna as a field trial amid ongoing ecological and economic damage.
The articles explore Italy’s culinary and cultural scenes, with reflections on Bologna’s markets, tortellini, and historic libraries, and Verona’s aperitivo ritual, while hanging on the broader travel and food culture that shapes Italy’s regional identities.