Actually you couldn´t imagine all the spanish recipes made with different species of bivalves. Including mussels ( Not clear if they are M.edulis or M.galloprovincialis), pectens ( P.maximus, P.glaber, P,opercularis), clams( very apreciated here in Spain and highly priced depending on season) there´s a Clam festival in northern Spain ( "Festa da ameixoa" in Galicia coast), razor shells, Abalone shells, and the little coquina shells, cockles... There are some books about shells published in spanish, whose most interesting chapters explain this : ) I still remember myself eating a boiled and sliced Charonia lampas, many years ago in the mediterranean coast. And believe me it has a good taste!! Nothing about slugs, we´re not so hungry. Greetings to the list Ignacio L. Sanchez Col. Ebenus Madrid Spain _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus