The Italian words astice and aragosta are both commonly translated as “lobster“. Many Italians even use the words interchangeably, so don’t feel bad if you’ve always thought they mean the same thing! However, astice and aragosta are actually labels for two completely different species, and in this post we’ll learn to tell them apart. From a scientific perspective, astice belongs to the Nephropidae family, and aragosta … Continue reading Astice or aragosta?