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Seafood and fish specialties in Ganzirri (Messina): shop & online store
For four generations we have hand-harvested the native clams of Lake Ganzirri — Rizza, Fimminedda and Cocciula. At our shop by the lake you'll find seafood and fish specialties to enjoy on site; online, we ship throughout Italy the Rizza, frozen in its own filtered water and blockchain-traced.
KITCHEN ALWAYS OPEN
The Rizza di Ganzirri Clam.
The only authentic native Mediterranean clam still harvested by hand — with the same tools as the 1700s, in the same waters where it has always lived. Flash-frozen in its own lake water. Blockchain-traced.
Hand-harvested since 1700
Blockchain certified
Limited production
Frozen in own water
KITCHEN ALWAYS OPEN
"MA" for Mangraviti. "RU" for Ruello.
Two friends from Ganzirri who hand-harvest native Mediterranean clams the way it was done 300 years ago — and bring them to you with the transparency that only blockchain can guarantee.
KITCHEN ALWAYS OPEN
Three products, one territory.
The Ganzirri Rizza
The Ganzirri Fimminedda
The Ganzirri Cocciula
KITCHEN ALWAYS OPEN
Why choose MA.RU.
Everyday Freshness
Lake Ganzirri. The lagoon that holds everything.
The Capo Peloro Lagoon is the northeast tip of Sicily — where the Ionian Sea meets the Tyrrhenian and two brackish lakes preserve a tradition of shellfish farming dating back to the 17th century. Since 2001 it is a Protected Natural Reserve. Since 1972 it is in the UNESCO Water Project. Lake Ganzirri — 338,400 m², up to 6.5 metres deep, fed by freshwater springs and the Strait — is where Lillo and Salvatore farm native clams every day. By hand. With rakes. As was done when the lake had no name yet.
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From the lake bed to the tray. Without losing anything.
Hand harvesting
With calibrated rakes, the same as in the 1700s. The Rizza hides 1-2 cm below the sand. It is recognised, selected, and brought to the surface without damage.
Sorting by size
Each specimen is classified by size and development stage. The rizza grow on the central sandbars feeding on natural phytoplankton.
Purification and decanting
24 hours in the Small Lake for natural purification. The valves open and close in the rhythm of the waters. No chemical additives.
Cooking and packaging
A brief pass in boiling water. Packaging in the tray with its own filtered cooking water — the lake water, purified and returned to the mollusc.
Flash-freezing and blockchain
From +90°C to -18°C in minutes. Sealing, blockchain QR labelling, storage at -18°C until shipment.
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From Lake Faro, Torre Faro.
Three specialities from the Capo Peloro lagoon, farmed by the Ganzirri Shellfish Farmers Cooperative.
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Meaty, sweet, fragrant with the sea. Farmed in the Small Lake
Stagionali
Round Mediterranean flavour. Available only at the point of sale.
Callista chione
The great Venus clam of the Mediterranean. Meaty, flavourful, unmistakable.
Co-fondatore · Vice President Cooperative · 4th generation shellfish farmer
Lillo Mangraviti
Lillo is from Ganzirri for as long as Ganzirri has memory. Fourth generation of a shellfish farming family: he knows every centimetre of the lake bed, where the rizza sleep in every season. With MA.RU. he brings that knowledge to the world.
Co-fondatore · President Cooperative · Civil Engineer
Salvatore Ruello
Civil engineer, President of the Ganzirri Shellfish Farmers Cooperative. He introduced the blockchain traceability protocol. In MA.RU. he brings the rigour of someone who builds systems that last.
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Come to Ganzirri. The lake is waiting.
At the MA.RU. point of sale, on-site consumption is always available — no booking, no mandatory event. Come, choose what's available that day, and eat looking out over the lake. Periodically we organise Mini Events: thematic tastings, swordfish season, the three clams in sequence with Lillo and Salvatore telling the story. Places are limited and announced in advance on the WhatsApp channel and social media.
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Order the Rizza di Ganzirri.
500 g tray · flash-frozen in its own filtered water · 24-48h delivery · thermal packaging · blockchain QR on the pack.
The Rizza is a limited-production product. If the batch is sold out, sign up to the waiting list: we’ll notify you for the next one.