Shellfish is the most loved dish in the coastal areas across the globe. People cook them with their shells. They are the invertebrate aquatic animals. It includes arious molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Shellfish is found both in fresh water as well as in salt water. Here let's have a look at the types of the Shellfish:
--Squid: Eight arms and two long tentacles, there are many species of squid consumed. It may be sold as calamari. The ink is used as food coloring. --Shrimp: With a narrow tapering body encased in a shell and a curled tail. The flesh turns pink and sweet on cooking. --Lobster: Called the king of crustaceans, it has a white firm’s meet which is sweet and succulent. --Crayfish: They resemble small lobsters. Only the tail and claw are consumed. --Crabs: Tough shell with a soft, flavorsome, sweet and succulent flesh characterize crabs, where the females are sweeter. --Oysters: Oysters have a salty flavor and succulent texture. --Mussels: They have shiny shells and tender, nutritious flesh. --Cockles: Heart shaped small shells that have a morsel of flesh which can be consumed raw, steamed or boiled. --Scallops: Delicate taste with a range of sizes, it has around white firm flesh. --Prawns: Prawns have sweet, firm, meaty flesh and are cooked in or out of their shells.