If you fumble and miss the gap or touch the shell, the limpet sucks its shell tightly to the rock. If you deftly slide a thin knife blade under the shell and along the rock’s surface, the limpet will pop right off. When you spot a limpet, if you look closely, there’s a small gap between its shell and the rock. “Yamas!”** “Let’s go get some more,” said I. “Perfect with ouzo,” Zafiris said, raising his glass. Chewing the limpet released a sweet sea flavor, more luscious and delicate than clams and more meaty than oysters, but embracing the deliciousness of both. It was only after Froso, whose food judgment I trust without question, confirmed their edibility that I slurped its contents into my mouth. They taste of the sea.”īoth men smelled of ouzo, which did little to enhance their credibility. When I still hesitated, he popped the limpet in his mouth and smiled, “Mmm, so good. “They’re great!” My husband applied a squeeze of lemon to the limpet, which caused it to recoil and contract. ![]() “Here,” he said, holding up the shell with the freed limpet. ![]() He used the edge of one shell to scrape out the body of the other. “Try one, they’re edible.” He pulled out two limpets the size of half-dollars and wiped algae off the undulating brown feet with a corner of his shirt. “They’re called petalides” my husband said. I recognized the limpets immediately but couldn’t fathom why two grown men would gather them.
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