Session 2 Shell Fish Identification and Fabrication

Today’s Agenda Quiz Review – Poultry Shell Fish chpt 20 1.Mollusks 1.Bivalves 2.Univalves 3.Cephalopods 2.Crustaceans 1.Lobster 2.Crab 3.Shrimp and Prawn 3.Additional Items 4.Storage Lab Overview

What is a Mollusk? Mollusks have a soft, un-segmented body and no internal skeleton which may be completely or partially enclosed in a shell. univalvesbivalvescephalopods

Mollusk Purchasing Storage Cookery Fundamentals Indicators of Quality

Univalves gastropods Info goes here

Bivalves Info about clams goes here Info about scallops goes here Info about mussels goes here Info about oysters goes here

Cephalopods Info about octopus goes here Info about Squid goes here Have no exterior shell instead they have one single internal shell called a pen or cuttlebone which is made out of calcium.

What is a Crustacean? Have a hard outer shell and jointed appendages and breathe through gills. Info about Maine lobster goes here Info about spiny lobster goes here Lobster Female Male

Crab Info about the varieties of crab below and how they can be purchased i.e. king crab legs, soft shell, claw, lump….

Shrimp and Prawns

Crustacean Purchasing Storage Cookery Fundamentals Indicators of Quality

Additional Items A little somt’n somt’n about caviar A little somt’n somt’n about Uni Krab, need we say more. Everywhere else in the world it’s called Surimi.

Harvesting Shell fish Pot Fishing Pots or traps, are fished on the bottom from single lines and buoys, with one pot per line, or from long lines, with several pots to a string and buoys marking either end of the “set.” Lobsters and most crab species are captured by the former method (single pots). A wire lobster pot may weigh less than 10 pounds, while a king crab trap can weigh 500 pounds. Pot fishing is highly selective, and the product is landed alive for maximum quality. Dredging This method used for capturing shellfish, primarily scallops, clams, oysters and mussels. A dredge is essentially a metal “rake” that’s drug across the ocean bottom, scraping up shellfish in its path. The shellfish are collected and held in a chain-mesh bag. Dredges vary from hand-operated to much larger, hydraulically operated versions like those used for harvesting sea scallops and surf clams.

Lab Overview Live Lobster Fabrication Cooked Lobster Fabrication Shrimp Cooking Demo Steam Mussels P&D Shrimp Chuck Clams Handle and Store Properly Seafood Stock