Hi Fred,

Do you know how (how long) they are cooked?

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

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>From: Fred Schueler <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sep 2, 2013 10:09 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Eating the Invaders
>
>On 9/2/2013 9:18 PM, Allen Aigen wrote:
>> I've eaten the foot of slipper shells raw.  A bit chewy and you need
>> lots of them to make a meal, but they are abundant.
>
>* I remember them, from my youth in the New Haven area, as the most
>delicious of Gastropods, though eaten cooked rather than raw.
>
>fred.
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>> *From:* Ellen Bulger <[log in to unmask]>
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Sent:* Sunday, September 1, 2013 7:56 PM
>> *Subject:* [CONCH-L] Eating the Invaders
>>
>> There's a chef in New Haven, Bun Lai, who has been exploring invasive
>> species cuisine. He's an impressive guy and he's got a great sense of
>> humor. Miya's is a sushi restaurant, yet he has taken the more
>> precarious species off the menu. This is a damned ballsy move for a
>> sushi chef.
>>
>> What you can get at Miya's are crispy little deep fried Asian shore
>> crabs and other such invaders.
>>
>> Bun has an article in the upcoming issue of Scientific American! GO
>> CITIZEN SCIENCE!
>>
>> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=invasive-species-menu-of-a-world-class-chef
>>
>> And here's a video of him diving to forage dinner.
>>
>> http://www.scientificamerican.com/video.cfm?id=invasive-seafood-its-whats-for-dinn2013-08-21
>>
>> What caught my attention in particular was his mention of the slipper
>> shell, which I assume is /Crepidula fornicata/. I'm going to have to
>> find out how he serves them!
>>
>>
>
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