I sold the recipe for Pussers Cheesy, Hammy, Eggy,( a well known Royal Navy delicacy) to the local Commisar for half a pastrami, and a bottle of Grappa.
La Spezia is a lovely place.
I got drunk in the local Communist Party HQ there in 1981, when I was serving on HMS Rothesay.
This is the extent of my knowledge on anything related to this thread.