Topics: Fish and Seafood : Shellfish
Shellfish is a term used to describe shelled molluscs and crustaceans used as food. Shelled molluscs include the clam, mussel, oyster, winkle and scallop; some crustaceans are the shrimp, lobster, crayfish, and crab.
Clam
This category is for the listing of clam bisque, soups, and stews recipes.
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Crab
A marine crustacean that is highly prized throughout the world; its flavor and texture are considered by some to be the equal of lobster.
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Crayfish
This category is for the listing of sites discussing crayfish soups or having crayfish soup recipes on them.
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Lobster
Lobsters come in various sizes and must be purchased the day they are to be cooked.
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Mussel
A mussel is a bivalve mollusc that can be found in lakes, rivers, creeks, intertidal areas, and throughout the ocean.
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Oyster
Four major species in the United States are - Atlantic, found along the East and Gulf coasts; the European, a flat-shelled, round oyster of the Northwest and Maine; the Olympia, the half-dollar-sized oyster grown in the Northwest; and the fruit-flavored Pacific oyster, known for its wildly scalloped shell.
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Scallop
Scallops are a popular type of shellfish in both Eastern and Western cooking. They are characterised by having two types of meat in one shell: the scallop (white, meaty) and its coral (orange, soft) which is its roe.
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Shrimp
Small crustaceans that are generally sold fresh in the shell with the heads already removed.
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