abalone
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Kim Namin, 29, runs a seasoned gim processing factory with a 30-year family history in Wando, an island in South Korea's southern waters known for abalone and seaweed production.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
On special is an abalone soup, an alien beast in his time, and not our cup of tea, but they say Hemingway took a shine.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
Red abalone are large, edible sea snails that are considered a delicacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
He took loads of halibut and abalone off the La Costa Beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
With its five arms spread out against the rock to which the abalone is fastened, it holds the shell with its suckers, and then begins to lift itself.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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