mussel

Bivalves — clams, mussels and oysters — can seem intimidating if you’re not used to cooking them.

Check over the mussels to look for “gapers” — mussels that are open.

You’ll find good mussel farms in the Atlantic off the northeastern coast of the United States as well as in the Pacific Northwest.

The most important varieties are likely the California mussel and the blue or common mussel.

Blue mussels can be found on both of America’s coasts, and prefer the cooler waters of Maine and New England.

Page Six says they dined on mussel soup, crayfish and artichoke risotto at a tony Venetian restaurant.

The Chinese and natives of the place chew this nut with betel-leaf and calcined mussel-shells.

There was no welcome on Mrs. Mussel's mat, but I'm still glowing.

Mrs. Mussel gets five of it and the rest I may waste in riotous living.

The boats that were hovering about on the sea looked no bigger than mussel shells.

The Starfish merely presses the mussel into its mouth, cleans out the shells, and throws them away.