On 9/2/2013 11:06 PM, David Kirsh wrote:

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

* it was a long time ago (1960s - Euell Gibbons, Stalking the Blue-eyed
Scallop) - I assume we just steamed them as if they were clams.

fred.
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>> 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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