Fresh Water Mussels

Old Hubbard Rd · 08-01-2005, 02:07 PM

We eat salt water mussels al the time. I'm sure there is a good reason why I have never seen anyone eat fresh water mussels. Are they edible???

JTA · 08-01-2005, 07:08 PM

The mussels are edible but not very tasty. Also, watch out for red tide.

jkjoshuatree · 08-02-2005, 07:11 AM

When I was younger I used to get them from the bottom of the lake and we tried cooking them several different ways on several different occasions and they were gross every time. There's absolutely no taste to them. Its like chewing on a rubber band. It was still a cool thing to do-fetching your own lunch. My friends were always impressed. Of course they never had the nerve to try any mussels for themselves.

ITD · 08-02-2005, 08:13 AM

Minks love them.

KBoater · 08-02-2005, 09:05 AM

so do muskrat.

08-01-2005, 02:07 PM	#1
Old Hubbard Rd Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 462 Thanks: 141 Thanked 54 Times in 33 Posts	Fresh Water Mussels We eat salt water mussels al the time. I'm sure there is a good reason why I have never seen anyone eat fresh water mussels. Are they edible???

08-01-2005, 07:08 PM	#2
JTA Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fort Pierce, Florida Posts: 233 Thanks: 34 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts	Yum The mussels are edible but not very tasty. Also, watch out for red tide.

08-02-2005, 07:11 AM	#3
jkjoshuatree Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 642 Thanks: 349 Thanked 145 Times in 77 Posts	Don't Taste Too Good When I was younger I used to get them from the bottom of the lake and we tried cooking them several different ways on several different occasions and they were gross every time. There's absolutely no taste to them. Its like chewing on a rubber band. It was still a cool thing to do-fetching your own lunch. My friends were always impressed. Of course they never had the nerve to try any mussels for themselves. __________________ Dream out loud.

08-02-2005, 09:05 AM	#5
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	so do muskrat. __________________ Home Permanently in NH

08-02-2005, 08:13 AM	#4
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,932 Thanks: 478 Thanked 694 Times in 389 Posts	Minks love them.