how to pick or clean shellfish

**badkuk** · January 31st, 2015 09:46 PM

Any suggestions, particularly with tahong and halaan?

For tahong, i pick the smaller ones, withnthe greener (rather than black) shells...but am getting mixed results. Minsan muddy, or at times they have this gasoline-like aftertaste.

Re halaan: my neighbor says that you should let them soak in salt water, but just only enough water to cover them. Tama ba?

**CVT** · January 31st, 2015 10:43 PM

For mussels, we just remove the other small shells that attach to them and the part of the shell that attaches to the pole.... The bigger the mussel, the better based on my limited experience

For halaan, soak them in water but not necessarily salt water for them to spit out the sand....

OT for oysters, we scrub the shell...

**badkuk** · February 3rd, 2015 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

For mussels, we just remove the other small shells that attach to them and the part of the shell that attaches to the pole.... The bigger the mussel, the better based on my limited experience

Usually sir sa palengke, medyo nilinis na nila. Just wondering if there's any way, visually, to know if they'll taste good. In some instances, me nakain akong me aftertaste na gasolina :confused:

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For halaan, soak them in water but not necessarily salt water for them to spit out the sand....

OT for oysters, we scrub the shell...[/QUOTE]

Tried this too, had them soaked all day. Pagluto nung gabi, mabuhagin pa rin.

**jaypee10** · February 3rd, 2015 04:39 PM

kung alam nyo ung tulya magkamuka sila ng halaan kaso maitim lang ung tulya nakukuha siya sa mga tubig tabang lang.

minsan naka bili ako sa palengke .pinasuka ko muna siya ng half a day.after nung naluto ko lasang langis ng sasakyan at amoy usok ..anak ng pateng..simula nuon hindi na ako bumili ,kasi sa probinsya sobrang sarap ng tulya dito sa manila.nakaka suka pala ang lasa ng tulya .

kaya halaan nalang or tahong sinasabawan ko.
sa tahong.kinikiskis kong mabuti ng kutsilyo.
sa talaba ,bina brush ko siya.
sa halaan binababad ko ng half day.,

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kung alam nyo ung tulya magkamuka sila ng halaan kaso maitim lang ung tulya nakukuha siya sa mga tubig tabang lang.

minsan naka bili ako sa palengke .pinasuka ko muna siya ng half a day.after nung naluto ko lasang langis ng sasakyan at amoy usok ..anak ng pateng..simula nuon hindi na ako bumili ,kasi sa probinsya sobrang sarap ng tulya dito sa manila.nakaka suka pala ang lasa ng tulya .

kaya halaan nalang or tahong sinasabawan ko.
sa tahong.kinikiskis kong mabuti ng kutsilyo.
sa talaba ,bina brush ko siya.
sa halaan binababad ko ng half day.,

**kimbon** · February 3rd, 2015 05:12 PM

OT lang, Paano naman malalaman sa tingin lang kung fresh o hindi na ang tahong at halaan???

**french** · February 4th, 2015 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by badkuk

Usually sir sa palengke, medyo nilinis na nila. Just wondering if there's any way, visually, to know if they'll taste good. In some instances, me nakain akong me aftertaste na gasolina :confused:

Galing Manila Bay yan, ship bunker fuel ang na taste mo.

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Originally Posted by badkuk

Usually sir sa palengke, medyo nilinis na nila. Just wondering if there's any way, visually, to know if they'll taste good. In some instances, me nakain akong me aftertaste na gasolina :confused:

Galing Manila Bay yan, ship bunker fuel ang na taste mo.

**dr. d** · February 4th, 2015 09:41 AM

linalagay namin sa nawasa water overnight, so's they cough out the materials that they ingested that cause bad taste..
of course, we rinse them several times after that.

**garfield_08** · February 4th, 2015 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by french

Galing Manila Bay yan, ship bunker fuel ang na taste mo.

Possible nga. Minsan kasi nasa lugar kung saan hinahango / hinuhuli yung shellfish that brings about the bad taste. Kaya masarap mamili sa province ng ganito kasi almost all the time fresh mabibili natin.

Halaan: Binababad sa tubig atleast 2 hours para lumabas yung buhangin.
Tahong: Scrub lang then wash.
Talaba: Same sa tahong.

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Originally Posted by french

Galing Manila Bay yan, ship bunker fuel ang na taste mo.

Possible nga. Minsan kasi nasa lugar kung saan hinahango / hinuhuli yung shellfish that brings about the bad taste. Kaya masarap mamili sa province ng ganito kasi almost all the time fresh mabibili natin.

Halaan: Binababad sa tubig atleast 2 hours para lumabas yung buhangin.
Tahong: Scrub lang then wash.
Talaba: Same sa tahong.