 | Country of origin: France |
 | The Latin name: Ruditapes philippinarun |
 | English name: Vongoules, Palourds |
 | Sizes: medium, large |
 | Nutrients per 100g: Calorie . - 50 kcal Proteins - 15.4 g Fats - 1 gr Carbohydrates - 1.5 gr Sodium - 56 mg Vit. PP - 2,905 mg Magnesium - 9 mg Phosphorus - 169mg Potassium - 314 mg Calcium - 46 mg Iron - 14 mg |
This mollusks have a really piquant taste. It got its name in honor of the famous goddess of love. Gourmets in the US prefer to eat it directly from the shell in its raw form - «on the half shell». Sea Cockerel was imported from East Asia even in the thirties of the last century. Today, breeding of such a delicacy is used in a big amounts, almost all of the west coast of America. In recent years, this type of mollusks bred in the Mediterranean Sea in the warm and clean Galician’s waters.
