Live Mussels & Clams
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Cultured Penn Cove Mussels
Produced by the oldest commercial mussel farm in North America,
the Penn Cove Mussel is the mussel to which all others are
compared. Cultured hanging on ropes in certified safe waters,
they are perfectly beardless and clean, with a crisp texture
and snappy taste.
15 lbs (serves 8) $155 - Order
10 lbs (serves 6) $115 - Order
5 lbs (serves 4) $70 - Order
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"Amit: You are very pleasant to do business
with. Thank you for the mussels."
Jennifer F.
Tue 12/16/2003 11:21 AM
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Cultured Manila Clams
Famed by the Japanese for centuries, Manila Clams are highly
prized for their sweet, tender meat. Grown in the cool, clear
waters of the Pacific Northwest, and averaging about a dozen
to the pound, they are delicious raw or steamed, and perfect
for pasta sauces and chowder.
15 lbs (serves 8) $170 - Order
10 lbs (serves 6) $140 - Order
5 lbs (serves 4) $85 - Order
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Early man used clam and mussel shells as currency. Native-Americans
used polished white clamshells as wampum. The Latin genus for the
common clam is Mercenaria, literally "money-conscious."
Colloquially the word "clams" still refers to money. Yet
despite these timeless associations, in the world of seafood delicacies,
cultured clams and mussels are a bargain.
In order to judge the quality of mussels and clams,
one must try to understand something of their life and biology.
Mussels and clams are molluscan shellfish called bi-valves.
One valve extracts nutrients like algae and plankton that thrive
in ocean water. The other valve expels the seawater back into the
ocean. The quality of shellfish is completely dependent on the quality
of the water digested through these valves. Lying on the ocean floor,
as the seawater enters a valve, sand enters along with it and often
gets stuck inside. If that water is loaded with toxins, the shellfish
themselves become toxic.
What's a clam and mussel lover to do?
We ship mussels and clams grown in pristine waters isolated from
industrial pollution. Water tests constantly monitor quality. The
prestigious Penn Cove Shellfish Farms of Coupeville, Washington
produces clams and mussels grown from lines suspended off floating
rafts that never makes contact with the ocean floor. They are fresh,
safe and absolutely grit free.
Harvested daily, only moments out of the water, these
shellfish are packed in insulated foam boxes, and delivered live
anywhere in America within 12 hours.
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