Whelks? Anyone Tried Them??
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Oh my, this really looks like something to look for and we're headed to Central Market next Wednesday!!

[Image: 201202-a-sustainable-seafood-whelks.jpg]

http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/sustainable-seafood

I am so on the lookout for these little goodies!!!

Has anyone heard of or tried???
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  Re: Whelks? Anyone Tried Them?? by cjs (Oh my, this really l...)
Never heard of them before. Interesting.
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  Re: Re: Whelks? Anyone Tried Them?? by Trixxee (Never heard of them ...)
I haven't either! I'll be interested to hear what you learn.
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  Re: Re: Whelks? Anyone Tried Them?? by Gourmet_Mom (I haven't either! I...)
Love the attractive shells are they some kind of seafood?
Cis
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  Re: Re: Whelks? Anyone Tried Them?? by farnfam (Love the attractive ...)
Whelks - cis, there's a link to the article about them.

Per my friend, Janice, who has a Japanese restaurant in Portland -
"Worth trying if you haven't before but really nothing special. The best season for them is past rigth now-generally you want to use them late fall&winter. If using fresh make sure to purge them really well."

and

"We don't do any sushi. Generaly what I've seen done with whelks is to treat them like escargot (compound butter) or in commonwealth countries at breakfast with a but of vinegar splashed over and served with hot buttered toast, In west indies countries and caribbean youll see them stewed in coconut milk, or ground up and done in curry sauce. When I was EC at Ezuli in Chicago we did them as fritters and drizzled them w/tabasco honey."

"in Chicago we did them as fritters and drizzled them w/tabasco honey" - oh yeah!!!!
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  Re: Re: Whelks? Anyone Tried Them?? by cjs (Whelks - cis, there'...)
Not much chance I'll ever find them here in northern New York but I will look
Cis
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  Re: Re: Whelks? Anyone Tried Them?? by farnfam (Not much chance I'll...)
Remember seeing the shells on the beaches when we lived in New Jersey, but never considered whelks as possible food. I guess, with escargot and conch, why not whelk?

Just don't tell me if you find one named "Lawrence."
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  Re: Re: Whelks? Anyone Tried Them?? by labradors (Remember seeing the ...)
I've never had them, but have seen them done on Iron Chef.
Practice safe lunch. Use a condiment.
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