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Default Cockles & Mussels Alive, Alive-O!

In article >, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:42:44 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >On a personal note, while many people like them, I've tried and just
> >cannot stomach Mussels. They have a very harsh "fishy" taste. I imagine
> >serving them with rice would curb that somewhat.

>
> I suppose it depends of where those mussels came from, but I've never
> met one I didn't like. I think they taste fresh and sweet. Of
> course, I don't do frozen in shells either and have no need to do
> frozen out of the shells because of the availability of nonfrozen
> here. If I had to choose between them, I'd pick frozen *out* of the
> shells.


One of these days I'll try fresh live ones, if I can find them. :-)

I'm always game to re-try a formerly rejected food...


Except for bell peppers. <G>
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