Mussels!
October 24th, 2008 by PaulThis isn’t London, and I’m not going to go on a murderous rampage turning people into meat pies, but I was very glad to see my friends again:
At last, my arm is complete again.
Misty and I have been on a sustainable seafood kick for a while; living in the Pacific Northwest makes us susceptible to all things green, and when we hear about all kinds of fisheries on the decline, it makes us want to do our part. Inspired by Clotilde’s recent post, we wandered over to the market on Boulevard de Richard Lenoir to pick up some mussels. I’ve always had a fondness for the tasty bivalves, and when I learned that these particular mussels had their own appellation, I was eager to try them.
They turned out well, I think. They are a lot smaller than the mussels we get in the Northwest, but a lot cleaner. Their beard was more of a soul patch. While they are still in season I might make them again and add a bit of fennel or some Pastis instead of saffron. Of course, there are plenty of other fish in the sea and at the poissoniere markets.