Date-Shell

Lithophaga Lithophaga (Linnaeus)

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Mediterranean Seafood

By Alan Davidson

Published 1981

About

Family Mytilidae

REMARKS Up to 10 cm, but slimmer than the mussel and coloured rather like dates. The datte de mer embeds itself in rocks and is therefore difficult to gather. The coast near La Spezia in Italy is one place where it is common.

CUISINE Usually eaten raw. Quite good. Makes a better soup than mussels.

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