Whelks live on the soft sandy seabed of the North Sea up to a depth of 1,200 metres. The shell is white in colour on the inside and brown/green on the outside and can grow up to 10 centimetres in size.
| Properties | |
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| product category | Fresh shellfish |
| Grading | N/A |
| Availability | All year round |
| Storage temperature | 2-7°C |
| Foreign names | Bulôts, Wellhorn schnecke, wulken |
| Usage / taste | They are also known as 'buckies'. A large type of sea snail that is sold on fairs and markets in Belgium under the name of 'caracollen'. They are cooked for 20 minutes in a court bouillon, but do not cook them any longer because they will become tough. You can use a needle to pry the meat from the shell, but you do need a fork first to remove the lid from the hole. |
| sorting / packing | N/A 500 gram (leak-free) 1 kg (leak-free) 1 kg (net) |
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Whelks
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Trio of whelks, periwinkles and fish with fine vegetables in a light cream sauce