While the English common name "dog cockle" implies an inferior food that might only be suitable for animals, this shellfish is edible and enjoyed in many European countries,[1] although the flesh has a reputation for becoming tough if overcooked. Its name in French (amande de mer) and Spanish (almendra de mar) means "sea almond", due to its apparently sweet and almond-like flavour.[2]
The dog cockle is a burrowing animal, living in shelly gravel on the ocean floor at depths up to 100 m (330 ft).
Shell descriptionedit
The shell, which reaches 6.5 cm in length, is thick, and almost circular in outline. The anterior hinge line curves more steeply downwards than the posterior. The shell varies in colour, being brown, yellow or a light purplish-red in colour. It can be uniformly coloured, or it can show irregular, concentric zigzags on a cream background. The periostracum is dark brown and forms a broad band around the shell margin; it is velvety in texture. The inside of the shell is normally brown within the pallial line. The inner surface of the shell has six to 12 teeth on either side of the beak.
Right and left valve of the same specimen:
Right valve
Left valve
Referencesedit
^Wendy Sweetser, The Connoisseur's Guide to Fish & Seafood (Sterling, 2009), p. 137.
^"Amande de mer: smooth-shelled shellfish, like a small clam, with a sweet, almost almond flavor." Patricia Wells' French/English Food Glossary March 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External linksedit
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Improving the edibility of the Dog cockle
January 01, 1970
cockle, confused, with, small, cockle, cockle, european, bittersweet, glycymeris, glycymeris, species, marine, clam, coastal, bivalve, mollusc, european, waters, live, individual, glycymeris, glycymeris, with, periostracum, scientific, classification, domain, . Not to be confused with small dog cockle The dog cockle or European bittersweet Glycymeris glycymeris is a species of marine clam a coastal bivalve mollusc of European waters Dog cockle A live individual of Glycymeris glycymeris with periostracum Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Arcida Family Glycymerididae Genus Glycymeris Species G glycymeris Binomial name Glycymeris glycymeris Linnaeus 1758 Despite its common name it is not closely related to the common cockle While the English common name dog cockle implies an inferior food that might only be suitable for animals this shellfish is edible and enjoyed in many European countries 1 although the flesh has a reputation for becoming tough if overcooked Its name in French amande de mer and Spanish almendra de mar means sea almond due to its apparently sweet and almond like flavour 2 Contents 1 Habitat 2 Shell description 3 References 4 External linksHabitat editThe dog cockle is a burrowing animal living in shelly gravel on the ocean floor at depths up to 100 m 330 ft Shell description editThe shell which reaches 6 5 cm in length is thick and almost circular in outline The anterior hinge line curves more steeply downwards than the posterior The shell varies in colour being brown yellow or a light purplish red in colour It can be uniformly coloured or it can show irregular concentric zigzags on a cream background The periostracum is dark brown and forms a broad band around the shell margin it is velvety in texture The inside of the shell is normally brown within the pallial line The inner surface of the shell has six to 12 teeth on either side of the beak Right and left valve of the same specimen nbsp Right valve nbsp Left valveReferences edit Wendy Sweetser The Connoisseur s Guide to Fish amp Seafood Sterling 2009 p 137 Amande de mer smooth shelled shellfish like a small clam with a sweet almost almond flavor Patricia Wells French English Food Glossary Archived March 12 2010 at the Wayback MachineExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glycymeris glycymeris Improving the edibility of the Dog cockle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dog cockle amp oldid 1190092427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
