Cockles are in season
@allknowing (153529)
India
May 21, 2018 12:05am CST
I am fond of shell fish and mostly go for crabs. I make what is called Russion Salads as eating crabs that way is far easier than cooking them with their shells.
Cockles are in season.. Here again I will not put the shells in the curry but partially boil them and remove the flesh. We have a dish that has dumplings in them along with the shelled cockles.
When I was in the US I was introduced to Clam Chowder which I fell in love with. I tried to make it here with cockles - I think they are the same as clams - but did not get the same results.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
21 May 18
@id_peace Just because the shape of shells is different you say what I have shown are not cockles. They are also known as clams.We have several different type and sizes of cockles.
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@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
21 May 18
@allknowing Perhaps. But they have never appealed to me.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
22 May 18
That is the normal way but I remove the flesh after giving them a boil.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
22 May 18
@rebelann Shells are hard as rock. In my method the shells are discarded.
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@rebelann (117246)
• El Paso, Texas
22 May 18
Oh, so does boiling the shell ruin the shell @allknowing ?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
21 May 18
@LadyDuck These indeed are cockles but when I search for clams I get a similar image
We get cockles in different sizes and shapes.
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
21 May 18
@allknowing The photo below shows the "clams" (vongole) that I serve with spaghetti and they are the same I use to make the clam chowder.
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
21 May 18
@allknowing Now I post a photo of what we call Cockles, the shell is different, the taste is different. You can eat the clams raw, while you cannot eat the cockles raw, they can easily cause hepatitis.
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@Edsamacos (557)
• Philippines
21 May 18
I want some of these. I miss eating this when they in season in my country,
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
21 May 18
@allknowing But at the time of season, it may get on cheap price.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
21 May 18
They used to be so cheap when we were kids but now they are rated per piece.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
21 May 18
I hope you can cook your delicious food with cockles earlier.
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@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
21 May 18
i love shell food... now I remember Arya in GOT, cockles, clam and oyster... she was shouting on the street.
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@wolfgirl569 (135819)
• Marion, Ohio
21 May 18
I am allergic to all kinds of fish and sea food. But those look like what I see called clams here.
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 May 18
Sounds good to me. I love all kinds of shellfish but here in Riga, Latvia if we can find any it is always much too expensive. Hope you enjoy.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
21 May 18
Although we think they are not good for the heart but indeed they are
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 May 18
In Dublin's fair city, Where the Girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes, On sweet Molly Malone, As she wheeled her wheel barrow, Through the streets broad ...
@allknowing (153529)
• India
22 May 18
You will definitely get to taste them in Bangkok
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
21 May 18
Wow! I would love to taste this ..
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@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
21 May 18
this looks like good to eat when cooked. =)
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