Mussels are delicious on their own and in a range of seafood dishes, but these molluscs also serve as one of the best soup ...

The only edible part of the mussel is the meat inside, and the de-shelling process can seem a bit much. News flash: It’s really not. Eating mussels is quite simple (similar to learning how to ...

Mussels feed by filtering water, but filtering water also means that mussels are highly vulnerable to pollution. High concentrations of pollution, bacteria, and sediment in rivers make mussels sick ...

Mussels have replaced oysters as the preferred aphrodisiac dish for Valentine’s Day, a survey from Waitrose suggests ...

Last year was a real mussel year, with up to 1000 times more mussels than usual in some areas along the West Coast.

Most mussels live around 60 to 70 years in good habitat. FEEDING: Mussels feed by filtering algae, bacteria, phytoplankton and other small particles out of the water column. They are in turn preyed ...

The cooking liquid is half the joy of eating mussels, so have plenty of crusty bread on stand-by for soaking up.

The adhesive proteins secreted by mussels are the inspiration behind a versatile approach to the surface modification of a wide range of inorganic and organic materials, resulting in the ...

Set aside in the fridge. For the mussels, clean and de-beard the mussels. If any are open, and do not shut when tapped firmly, then discard immediately. Heat a large pan with a lid over a high heat.

“Eating a simple bowl of mussels, scooping the broth with the shell, is one of the great hands-on dining pleasures of eating Maine shellfish,” said Kirby Sholl, chef de cuisine at The Good ...