mussels
By yi-ching lin
Tags: belgian, down, flatiron, flatiron district, manhattan, markt, markt restaurant, mussel, mussels, new york city, photo challenges, postaday2012, postaweek2012, salad, seafood, weekly photo challenge
Category: art, city, food, nature, nyc, photography, poetry, structure, writing
you must tap their
shells for signs of
life before it is safe
to place mussels
in boiling wine.
if they shiver and
pull their slippery
coats around
themselves a little
tighter, count
yourself blessed –
as soon as it gets
unbearable, they
will open up to you.
and you may want to
use as little wine as
possible – they let
go so naturally
.
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Before i became a vegetarian I loved mussels. Great photo
my mom often draws a distinction between killing in the moment to serve your appetite and killing a hundred miles away, two days ago, to serve up an appetite. i guess we all draw the line somewhere. i’ve never been really into mussels – just the occasional frozen ones in a seafood mix for a good noodle soup (smile).
I’ve never had mussels. Looks inviting though.
What does it taste like?
hm…someone who loves mussels might explain better. any takers?