My Taste in Somewhat Esoteric Sea Food (not always "alive alive oh-oh)

 

I am crazy for Mussels.  The best I ever had were in Ancona, Italy, a huge steaming bowl of them.   

I once  wrote a poem about my desire to have Mussels as my last meal  before I died.  Now I cannot find it!

Of course I love Oysters on the half-shell (but only if someone else has shucked them).

Clams too are great, provided someone else has done the hard work.

Lobster?   I can take it or leave it.  The best I ever had was at a picnic on a Beach in Maine.  Covered in lobster "juice"  I cleaned myself up in the Ocean.  

Then there are these.



Cockles, wonderful Cockles.  

There was a time when they were freebies as snacks in many English Pubs.

We (not often) ate them at home, still in their shells.  We teased the flesh out with a dressmaker's pin. 

Cockles are  a delicacy in parts of Wales.  There they are eaten on Laverbread.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverbread


In the absence of sea weed I'll enjoy mine on toast points. 











https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laverbread

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