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thenewgreen  ·  4678 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The United States of Food -- If you are in the US What is your state known for?

You don't "de-beard" them prior to boiling?





briandmyers  ·  4678 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The beard is inside the shell sometimes, at least partially.

briandmyers  ·  4678 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This link shows the "beard" (sorry for the long link) :

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=green+lipped+mussels&star...

thenewgreen  ·  4678 days ago  ·  link  ·  

those are really beautiful. I love to eat/prepare mussels, that's why I asked about the beard. I always de-beard prior to cooking and it's a bit of a pain because you really have to tear at them and I feel bad knowing they're still alive. I usually prepare them with some white wine and garlic too. Delicious!!