*** MUSSELS ARE MISBEHAVING! THEY'VE STARTED TO SPAWN, SO ARE VERY FRAGILE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS*** If you plan to buy mussels over the next few weeks, we will continue to bring them in every day for as long as they remain 'ok', but we are moving around the coast to find the best alternatives to our usual Porthilly Mussels as Tim and the boys have stopped harvesting until they recover. At this time of year, mussels are spawning, so they're putting all their energy into creating the next generation. The shells will be slightly thinner and they will be less 'plump' than usual. You will also have to cook them on the day you collect as they won't appreciate an overnight stay in a fridge. If you're not absolutely desperate for mussels, its always advisable to change your plans and select something else during April and May, and then enjoy them later in the year when they're back to their best Tim and the boys at Porthilly shellfish have been supplying us with our oysters and mussels for several years. They are the best mussels we've ever seen. Heavy, hard shells and sweet plump meat. They're a truly robust mussel, grown on the bed of the Camel Estuary in Cornwall and we get nothing but praise for them. They are at their best from September to April
