Baresi and raw seafood: a love story handed down over time, an exquisite attraction for tourists.
Let's start immediately with a premise: in Bari, raw seafood is a must for the Bari area, a habit handed down from father to son, from generation to generation.
Whether it is summer or winter it makes no difference, raw seafood in Bari is present every Sunday (and not just on Sunday) on numerous tables in Bari, but above all not only on the tables! You understood correctly, not only on the tables, because Bari-style raw seafood is a widespread practice in every square meter of this splendid seaside city, such that it is even included in the list of famous Bari street food complete with Peroni in tow ( another typical must of Bari) .
The raw seafood that you could taste in Bari is generally sea urchins, mussels, squid, octopus, cuttlefish, pupils and so on and so forth; it is a very fresh catch that the people of Bari love to eat raw , therefore not cooked, in order to fully enjoy the scent and flavor of the sea.
Even if it may seem new to some, here in Bari the consumption of raw seafood is a very widespread habit, enough to even attract the attention of thousands of tourists who arrive in the Apulian capital every year.
However, in order to avoid any digestion problems for those who are unaccustomed to this exquisite experience, tourists are also often offered to taste sea urchins , therefore the most common and extremely appreciated products, but nothing prevents them from tasting all the other fruits of sea that we mentioned before (there are so many).
The raw seafood from Bari , as we were saying, is also consumed in street food mode, generally right near the sea, also accompanied by an "iced" beer (you should know that for the people of Bari the winning combination is formed by raw seafood and Peroni , the beer most loved by the people of Bari and strictly cold) ; one of the symbolic places of this culture is the old port of Bari (Nderr La'Lanz – it is said in the local dialect).
This place, located in the heart of the Bari seafront , in addition to being one of the many meeting points of the Bari nightlife , is above all the place where you can taste raw fish thanks to the presence of very friendly fishermen who, returning from the sea, invite people to taste their catch.
A further point of reference to reach the old port? Ask for “El Chiringuito” , it is a small bar located right on the pier, as well as a real point of reference for your unusual experience.
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