If you do collect your own mussels, make sure the waters are unpolluted. They are at their best in the colder months outside the breeding season. Shop around when buying mussels and select those ...

Freshwater mussels, also known as clams, are unique animals. Mussels have two hard, external shells and soft tissue inside. They also have only one foot! The movement of mussels is limited. Most ...

Freshwater mussels are some of the planet's most fascinating and underappreciated animals. With their beautifully colorful shells, diversity of shapes and interesting adornments — including ridges, ...

DESCRIPTION: Freshwater mussels are bivalve mollusks that have a two- valved hard shell, a soft body with respiratory, digestive and reproductive organs, and a muscular foot for locomotion, burrowing ...

It’s not summer in the South without an old bay seafood boil, also called a low country boil for those of you in South Carolina! Overflowing with crab legs, mussels and shrimp, this Southern ...

25g/1oz fine breadcrumbs: 25g/1oz fine breadcrumbs 25g/1oz hard, melting cheese, such as Corsican local cheese, or a mixture of gruyère and pecorino: 25g/1oz hard, melting cheese, such as ...

A common listing on seafood restaurant menus, mussels are typically served swimming in mouthwatering broth. I love steamed ...

It’s just what our bodies seem to crave this time of year. But home cooks don’t often think to make a big bowl of steamed mussels in rich, fragrant broth — one of the best and most ...