Live cockles in their shells are available from some fishmongers – these undergo rigorous cleaning processes that significantly reduce the risk of transmitting a food-borne illness. Frozen raw ...

If the water becomes dirty, drain the cockles, rinse out the bowl, then add fresh water and salt in the same amounts as before. When cooked briefly, cockles often remain tightly closed ...

Heart cockles (Corculum cardissa) are bivalve molluscs a bit like clams that have a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic algae that live inside them. The algae have a safe home, get light to ...

About 570 tonnes of cockles will be removed from Leasowe beach in the next week More than 500 tonnes of cockles are set to be harvested from a Wirral beach. Crews of up to 100 fishermen - many of ...