Mussel Facts & Fun

This page will be updated with recipes and other news related to the use of mussels as a culinary delicacy.

Making Norwegians eat mussels!

The mussel industry has been in a period of declining interest in Norway, possibly because of great financial losses followed by close-down of several mussel farms. The MusselsAlive project has been a great opportunity and inspiration to give a positive presentation of the mussel industry to the public together with other seafood products of a similar high standard. The great interest people show in tasting various mussel products contrast the tendency of bad reputation received in the media during the last few years.

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The secret life of farmed mussels

Video presentation of the MusselsAlive project (including some mussel fun facts) by Sara Barrento at the Swansea Research Week which took place during the last week of November at Swansea University, Wales.

Please have a look at the video here.

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Mussels Recipes

Coming soon: We have asked chef Mike Reddington to reveal to us his best mussel recipes.

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