Seafood crudité close up, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Ristorante Beccaceci Montepulciano d’Abruzzo lunch

ByQin Xie 15/03/201319/05/2020

Menu from a lunch at Ristorante Beccaceci (a renowned seafood restaurant by the Adriatic) at Giulianova Lido in Abruzzo, Italy, with Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wines (rough English translations bold and in brackets):

Crudità marinare del nostro mare (Seafood crudités from the sea)

Tortino di alici e misticanza e Cozza gratinata al pomodoro (Anchovy tart and misticanza, mussel gratin with tomato)

Paccheri rossi con crostacei, pomodoro e bottarga (Red Paccheri pasta with shellfish, tomato and bottarga (fish eggs))

Rana pescatrice con radicchio (Monkfish with chicory)

Dolci della tradizione (Traditional dessert (liquorice ice cream))

Pecorino spumante brut citra

Strappelli Soprano Colli Aprutini Pecorino IGT 2011

Nicodemi Notari Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2011

Cantina Terzini Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC 2012

Illuminati Zanna Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG 2008 Riserva

Dining table, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Chef prepping monkfish, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Chef prepping prawns, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Seafood crudité at pass, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Seafood crudité, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Langoustine close up, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Cooked fish on Himalayan salt slab, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Seared tuna with fennel salad, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Anchovy tart with misticanza salad, mussel tartin and tomato, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Red paccheri pasta with shellfish, tomato and bottarga, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Monkfish with chicory, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Liquorice ice cream, Ristorante Beccaceci, Abruzzo

Qin Xie

Qin Xie is a London based food, wine and travel journalist and trained chef.

When not infiltrating Michelin restaurants as a kitchen tourist, she writes about food, drink and travel. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, FT, The Times and CNN.

Her first cookbook, co-authored with YS Peng at Hunan Restaurant, is out March 2014.

According to friends, her watch is always set to UTC -- ready for the next big adventure. In reality, she is happiest at the dinner table or by the sea.