Educating shoppers on the origins of the various seafood species is becoming a more vital, and frequently arduous, endeavor. The terms “farm-raised” and “aquaculture” are a major riddle to many ...

Picture an environmentally friendly food. Your mind might turn to the humble lentil, but is it possible to eat more luxuriously while still staying green? Bivalves such as oysters, mussels, clams and ...

A huge bowl of mussels soaking in rich, flavorful sauce with a side of herbaceous frites is my go-to dish at any French restaurant (despite Anthony Bourdain's mussel-ordering advice). But mussel ...

Most recipes call for cleaning the mussels and pulling off the “byssus” – beard – before cooking. Since about 90 percent of the world’s mussels are farm-raised, you’ll find them mostly beardless. To ...

The most common species in the United States is the blue mussel; supplies are often from eastern Canada. Green mussels, from New Zealand, are more delicate in flavor. Mussels make an inexpensive yet ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --A Chilean study found that farmed mussels are undergoing genetic changes that help them adapt to their environments, improving their chances of survival. The study, published in the ...