Mussels
Mussels are sweet and tender, and vary in colour. They are sold live or frozen, and can be farmed or wild. Farmed mussels are more consistent in size and meat content than those harvested from the wild.
Blue mussels are abundant on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the united States, and are common throughout Europe. The shells vary in colour from light brown to greenish or dark blue and black. Meat colour varies from creamy white to brown and orange. The whole of the soft meat inside the shell is edible.
Where to buy
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Recipes
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Meet the Denmark blue shell mussel fishers
The blue-shell mussel (Mytilus edulis) is an important resource in the Danish fisheries. In the last ten years the annual landings have amounted between 110,000 - 135,000 metric tonnes with an annual value of €7 - €12 million for the fishermen. More than 90% of the landings are exported as single frozen mussels or canned commodities and Denmark is one of the most important producers of processed mussels in Europe.
