Are mussels safe to eat?

Are mussels safe to eat?

When cooking Mussels, there are often a few stubborn shells that don't open regardless of how long they're cooked. Traditional wisdom was to discarded these (as they may have already been dead prior to cooking), you can, however, pry them open away from the plate of food, and if they smell good, they're good to eat.

Do you chew mussels?

Different from clams and oysters in that I've never heard of them being eaten uncooked. They're quite mild. You don't swallow them, the texture is soft but a bit chewy when they're prepared right.

Can you get sick from eating mussels?

It has been known for a long time that consumption of mussels and other bivalve shellfish can cause poisoning in humans, with symptoms ranging from diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting to neurotoxicological effects, including paralysis and even death in extreme cases.

What parts of mussels are edible?

The edible, meaty part of the mussel is protected by two dark blue, inedible shells. On one end of the mussel there is a tuft of inedible fibres (byssal threads), which some cookbooks refer to as the beard or tail; the mussel uses these fibres to attach itself to a solid surface.