#shellfish meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
supertype: #seafood edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
part of: #mollusk
subtype: #mussel.shellfish black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
subtype: #huitre__oyster edible body of any of numerous oysters
subtype: #oysters_Rockefeller oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell
subtype: #blue_point oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw
subtype: #clam.shellfish flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
subtype: #quahaug__quahog__hard-shell_clam__round_clam__roundclam Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes
subtype: #littleneck__littleneck_clam a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw
subtype: #cherrystone__cherrystone_clam__cherrystoneclam small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino
subtype: #soft-shell_clam__steamer__steamerclam__long-neck_clam a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
subtype: #cockle.shellfish common edible European bivalve
subtype: #crabmeat__crab the edible flesh of any of various crabs
subtype: #blue_crab Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat
subtype: #crab_legs legs of especially Alaska king crabs
subtype: #soft-shelled_crab__soft-shell_crab freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible
subtype: #Japanese_crab crabmeat usually canned; from Japan
subtype: #Alaska_king_crab__Alaskan_king_crab__king_crab__Alaska_crab meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat
subtype: #Dungeness_crab small Pacific coast crab
subtype: #stone_crab__stonecrab pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
subtype: #crawdad__crayfish__crawfish__ecrevisse tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
subtype: #limpet.shellfish mollusk with a low conical shell
subtype: #lobster.shellfish flesh of a lobster
subtype: #American_lobster__Northern_lobster__Maine_lobster flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas
subtype: #European_lobster similar to but smaller than American lobsters
subtype: #Norwegian_lobster__langoustine__scampo caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster
subtype: #lobster_tail__lobstertail lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters
subtype: #spiny_lobster__spinylobster__langouste__rock_lobster__crayfish warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
subtype: #scollop__scallop__escallop edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
subtype: #sea_scallop__seascallop muscle of large deep-water scallops
subtype: #bay_scallop muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
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