shellfish
How to Eat Crab Like You Know What You're Doing
Regardless of how you get crabs, or how often you get them, or who you get them with (or from), you'll want to steam and pick those guys pretty soon.
24 Hours at the World’s Biggest Scallop Festival
Set in a region where 240 tons of scallops are processed every week, Brittany's Scallop Festival is a true paradise for bivalve lovers.
How Sourcing Seafood Changed John Bil's View of Humanity
We spoke to living legend John Bil about the dark side of seafood and the bright side of converting a derelict power station into a classic French restaurant.
How British Chefs Are Learning to Love Crabs
Despite 80 percent of British crab being exported for sale abroad, increasing numbers of UK restaurants are learning to love homegrown crustaceans. “Crab is far more sustainable than lobster and has a much greater depth of flavor,” says crab pop-up...
You've Got to Catch Your Own Dinner at This DIY Shrimp Fishery in Taipei
Fishing for shrimp inside of a massive warehouse bar while drinking cheap beer with your friends? Think of it as bowling for shellfish.
The FDA Is Being Sued for Not Protecting Us from Bad Oysters
Incidences of illness from Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, commonly contracted from raw oysters, have been at an all-time high over the past few years.
California Abalone Are as Delicious as They Are Creepy
Abalone have a long and checkered history in California, having gone from a population surge in the 18th century to near-decimation in recent decades. But one Monterey Bay-based farm is producing these sweet, weird-looking mollusks sustainably.
London’s Master Shucker Says We’ve Been Eating Oysters All Wrong
Helio Garzon, shucker at famed oyster bar Bentley’s, has strong opinions on the traditional method of gulping the shellfish whole: “Just press it with your tongue. If you swallow it straight down and there’s a bit of shell loose, it’s too late.” He’s...
These Spicy and Sweet Thai-Style Grilled Shrimp Are Destined for Your Grill
Look your spicy grilled crustacean in the eye before you eat it. It will taste better that way. We promise.
Crab with Chives, Spring Onions, Mint, and Ginger Recipe
Four kinds of crab + tons of fresh herbs = your best spring dish yet.
Frank Pepe's White Clam Pizza
Bring the flavors of New Haven home with the recipe inspired by the #1 pizza in America: the white clam pizza from Frank Pepe's.
Tasmania's Oysters Are in Danger of Being Wiped Out by a Lethal Form of Herpes
A deadly herpes-related virus which broke out in Tasmania for the first time last month—killing millions of Pacific oysters and costing the industry nearly $6 million—poses a “major threat to the ongoing viability of the industry."