are all freshwater clams edible?
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Although most species are edible, freshwater mussels are not as tasty as their saltwater relatives. In addition, since they are long-lived filter feeders, pollutants can easily settle and build up inside them, making them distasteful and potentially unhealthy for human consumption.
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Blue mussels play an important role in Rhode Island estuaries as filter feeders, removing bacteria, heavy metals, and toxins from the water column. Unlike the ribbed mussel, blue mussels are edible and are regularly harvested in Rhode Island.
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So a few words of advice. Clams are alive when you buy them and they need air, which is why most fishmongers poke holes in the plastic bags that carry them. ... Then, just before cooking the clams, scrub them well with a brush under cool running water until the shells feel clean and sand-free.
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Freshwater snails especially like to eat shelled peas, carrots, cucumber, zucchini and iceberg lettuce. Allow the blanched vegetables to cool completely, then add them to your aquarium.
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Nutrition Information Clams are a low fat, high protein seafood choice with an above average amount of healthful minerals such as selenium, zinc, iron and magnesium and B vitamins like niacin. The nutritional profile of clam products will be determined by the product form and any added ingredients.
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They are relatively easy to breed in aquaria, so most species are easily found aquacultured. Wild clams are also much more difficult to acclimate and maintain in tanks, while their aquacultured counterparts are much more forgiving. In addition, they won't (or shouldn't) come in with hitchhikers.
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Almost the entire creature is edible, which makes preparation a cinch. The one trick: Unlike littlenecks, razor clams have a brittle shell. ... It also makes these clams tricky to harvest — they can't be raked up, so each one is caught by hand.
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Of course some of the aloof species can be eaten, but the species here are recurrently caught or farmed to be sold as food. 99% of fish are edible.
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Shellfish are among the most common food allergens. Despite the name, shellfish are not actually fish, but are simply water-dwelling animals. ... Molluscs used as a food source by humans include many species of clams, mussels, oysters, winkles, and scallops.
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Although wrasse are edible they are not a popular food fish in Britain and there is very little demand for this species from commercial fisheries. ... Ballan wrasse may also have value as a 'cleaner fish' which pick parasites (particularly sea lice) off high value farmed fish such as salmon.
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Many shellfish-allergic people can eat mollusks (scallops, oysters, clams and mussels) with no problem. Still, anyone with shellfish allergy symptoms should consult an allergist before eating any other kind of shellfish. Shellfish are often stored together in restaurants and markets, so cross-contamination can occur.
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Are clams and oysters still alive when we eat them raw on the half shell? A. ... To settle this question once and for all, let me make this definitive statement: Freshly shucked clams and oysters are indeed sort of, kind of, more or less alive, one might say, in a manner of speaking.
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Gourmands describe the Atlantic pompano as “the world's most edible fish.” The flat-bodied, pan-sized pompano is easy to eat whole, a form that shows off the beautiful, silvery skin. ... The attractive, silvery skin is edible and does not require scaling. Pompano meat is firm but finely flaked, with a sweet, mild flavor.
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['Agaricus Augustus: Edible brown Mushroom with a convex cap.', 'Boletus Edulis: Edible Mushroom covered in pores with a brown cap.', 'Cantharellus Cibarius: Edible orange, yellow, and white Mushrooms that feature several gills and ridges.']
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Whenever and wherever you like to enjoy oysters, eating raw oysters and certain other undercooked shellfish, such as clams and mussels, can put you at risk for infections. Oysters eat by constantly drawing in water and materials in the water, including harmful bacteria and viruses.
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Clams, Pipi & Vongole. Surf Clams, Pipis and Vongole are sold live, often all under the name Clam. They are a coastal and estuarine bivalve, with the meat being the whole muscle inside the shell. Different species are harvested along the entire coasts of Australia, mostly by hand methods such as 'raking'.
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Also called “steamer clams” or “long-neck clams,” soft-shell clams are oval in shape with an often protruding dark neck, or siphon. Small and tender, soft-shell clams are what we use for frying, but they're also (as the name implies) fantastic steamed or in chowder.