But here's one thing every chef familiar with mussels will tell you: fresh only, never frozen. "Fresh is best" is a mantra that holds especially true for mussels. While those bags of frozen ...

Everybody in the Far North knows our mussels are the best – and so it has proven for Houhora company The Kutai Guy, striking ...

Avoid frozen bivalves as they usually taste rubbery when cooked. When buying mussels, colour is not indicative of quality – orange-fleshed mussels are female while whiter mussels are male.