As evocative of beach holidays as buckets and spades, deckchairs and straw hats, a pile of shiny blue mussels pouring forth the heady aromas of steaming wine and herbs becomes the food of dreams for ...

Mussels are usually eaten whole. Eating in one bite is normal and polite. Shells are part of the eating process. Keeping ...

Mussels are one of the most environmentally sound types of shellfish available, and they're inexpensive and easy to get hold of to boot. They must be fresh, though, and often need to be cleaned first ...

As the evenings begin to shorten, my cooking tends to gravitate towards larger batches and pots of things. A dish like this weekend’s steamed mussels in a creamy tomato sauce is something I’ll cook on ...

A step-by-step guide to making the peasant-dish-turned-bistro-favourite, moules marinière – you’ll discover it’s even more fun to make at home Moules marinière, or mariner-style mussels, is the kind ...

A layered bake of potatoes, risotto rice, cheese and mussels that will leave your kitchen smelling like the sea What everyone seems to agree on, though, is that a rest brings out the best in tiella – ...

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This simple yet elegant fish supper is packed with monkfish, red mullet, sea bass, clams and mussels and flavoured with fennel and fresh Italian tomatoes. Peel the prawns and take off their heads.

If you haven't made mussels at home, we highly recommend you do so right away. Not only are they so much easier to make than they look, but they're also one of the more affordable seafood options out ...

Noble fan mussels in the Mediterranean Sea have seen their numbers plummet in recent years, thought to be due to a recently identified parasite (Credit: Getty Images) In recent years, mass mortality ...