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Chili Mud Crab Recipe
Mud crabs are hard to find, but this recipe would work well with just about any crab variation. So no excuses–make it.
There's a Danish Town Overrun with Giant Oysters
Ribe, a Danish town on the Jutland Peninsula, is rife with peculiarities. Not least the ever-multiplying plague of giant oysters bigger than human hands that live a few kilometers from the shore.
Maya Prawns with Chipotle Mezcal Sauce
Slathered in a chipotle mezcal sauce, these grilled prawns manage to be refreshing and smoky at the same time.
Why We Don’t Eat California Spiny Lobsters (Even Though They Taste Better)
California spiny lobsters lack the pincers typical of Maine lobsters and are sweeter than their East Coast counterparts—but Americans are lucky if they ever find them on their dinner plates.
Why This Seafood Restaurant Hired a Marine Biologist
"People want to know that the path is sustainable and the fish have been treated well along the way. The problem is that the longer the supply chain gets the harder it is to know.”
Action Bronson Cooked This Delicious Clam Dish in a Bong
Styled after the popular seafood stew from San Francisco, this stripped-down version of cioppino is all clams, potatoes, and earthy, savory, aroma.
The MUNCHIES Guide to Summer Seafood
Summer is the time of fish frys and seafood boils and throwing another goddamn shrimp on the barbie.
Canadian Monks Bought 600 Pounds of Live Lobsters and Released Them in the Ocean
Over 600 pounds of lobsters are now scuttling peacefully on the ocean floor of eastern Canada rather than wallowing in butter and garlic, thanks to the efforts of a group of Buddhist monks.
How to Grow a World Record-Breaking Giant Oyster
Cultivated on Dorset coastline, Pete Miles' gargantuan oyster is half a kilogram heavier than the current title holder for world's largest oyster. “It would give you a hard-on for a week,” he says.
Fried Clam Heaven Is in the Salt Marshes of Massachusetts
Fried clams and the rustic roadside shacks that sling them are ubiquitous on coastal New England. But the clams coming from the flats of Essex and Ipswich are world-famous.