Cornish Limpets Recipe - Cornish Recipes

How to make Cornish limpets:

Limpets which are almost never eaten these days, were eaten quite readily in coastal areas at a time when all protein resources had to be exploited.

Ingredients

limpets
salt
pepper
vinegar
water
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Wash sand from the limpets.
- Boil in water until they slip easily from their shells.
- Serve cold with vinegar, salt and pepper.

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They only cling to the rock when they are touched or they sense something trying to move them. Until then they are at rest. You can kick them off easily if you don't disturb them first.

#2 - steve - 01/28/2008 - 06:49

Prise them off the rock with a thin bladed knife.

Chris

#1 - Chris - 11/10/2007 - 14:14

I have tried harvesting limpits to no avail.

Is there a special technique that i should be using?

#0 - Dawn - 09/10/2007 - 00:51


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