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Questions tagged [seafood]

Seafood questions ask about cooking or culinary treatment of fish and shellfish, or other foods harvested from lakes, rivers, and oceans.

A wide variety of foods are harvested from the waters of the world, including fish, shellfish, and various kelps and other vegetables. Questions about any of these should be tagged as .

Appropriate questions will ask about how to prepare (clean, cut, or process) or cook these types of food items, or how to improve or fix dishes based on these foods.

Depending on the specific food being asked about, and additional tag such as or may also be appropriate.

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Paella and seafood casserole

What is the difference between "seafood casserole" and "paella"?
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How to prepare tiny salted squid for cooking?

So, I have a bag of tiny salted squid. I love squid, but I've never cooked them and have no idea what to do with this. They're whole, and the bag says that they've been steamed, but I don't know if that means they're ready to eat as is or if they…
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Is fresh cod with worms safe to eat?

I have recently noticed a rather large amount of small worms in the fresh cod I am buying. I have tried to take them out as much as I can and of course have spoken to my fish supplier about them, but he assures me they are harmless. However, I don't…
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How long to cook seafood in paella?

This recipe for seafood paella says to add mussels, prawns, squid and monkfish to the paella pan 5 minutes before finishing, stir and then cover with a lid. I made this twice and I have never been able to cook the seafood in 5 minutes. The mussels…
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How to know if frozen clams are good when cooked

I have some live clams in the refrigerator that I would like to freeze because I will not be able to use them in time. My question is, how will I know which are good when I steam them later. Will they open up like live clams even if frozen and will…
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How long will fresh scallops keep in the refrigerator?

Today I bought one pound of fresh scallops from the seafood counter at the local market, but my dinner plans have changed - I am no longer planning to cook the scallops this evening and I don't necessarily want to freeze them. How long will they…
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What should I be aware of while eating raw oysters?

I've never eaten a raw oyster, mainly because I am afraid of the dangers involved. I'd like to try it however, and I'm trying to find what is the best way. I was thinking about trying first at a restaurant and then at home. So, both when eating out…
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Should I eat the head of an octopus?

I'm cooking a 2kg octopus at home. Can I eat the head, or just the legs? Update: Thank you to both answerers for the useful info. The head was amazing, as delicious as the legs!
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Are modifications to a recipe needed to use frozen scallops instead of fresh?

I'm looking to try this recipe: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/11/french-in-a-flash-broiled-scallops-provencale-recipe.html. I have frozen scallops, and though it doesn't specify, I suspect the recipe is for fresh scallops. Should I thaw…
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Can a few bad (dead) mussels harm a larger batch?

I realize there are numerous related questions on freshness of mussels: Fresh mussels, or are they? How do I determine if my mussels are fresh? I couldn't find exactly what I'm looking for. So feel free to argue if you think this is a duplicate…
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What is the difference between Clam Chowder and New England style?

What makes clam chowder a New England style vs. some other style?
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How can I save my mussels?

For the record this is my first post here, so hopefully it is on topic I do mean the fishy kind, not the strongman kind: I bought a kg of mussels but I have never cooked them before so I asked the guy in the shop, the basics and went back to cook…
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Would smoked chicken work well in paella?

I am not a chef, I just like to cook. Tomorrow I am making paella for a bunch of people, and I am leaning towards following this recipe. I was wondering, however, if it would be okay to swap the two whole roasted chickens for two whole smoked…
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how to have fresh steamed bluecrabs in the late afternoon that I buy live in the morning

I have a pretty awesome live blue crab hookup, but I can only get crabs there super early in the morning. I want to have a crab feast this coming weekend, but wont be able to have company over until late afternoon / early evening. I have heard they…
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What to do with unused scallops' roe?

I just prepared my first scallop dish. The recipe instructed to remove roe (the orange part) before searing, as it cooks much faster than the rest of a scallop. As this was my first try, I ended up not using it for the dish. Afterwards, I read a…
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