Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mussels should be alive until cooked; if a shell doesn't close after tapping, discard it. Use your fingers, a fork, or the shell ...

Aishling Moore is head chef and co-owner of Goldie, the award-winning seafood restaurant in Cork city. A pioneer of gill-to-fin cooking in Ireland, and author of cookbook The Whole Catch, she's won ...

Seafood experts compare these popular bivalves and explain whether you can substitute one for the other. Clams and mussels ...

David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Steaming a pot of mussels couldn’t be easier for a quick, satisfying meal. Cooked simply with garlic, shallots and white wine, they ...