Narrator: What you're looking at is a clam's foot. That's right, clams have a foot ... a kind of mollusk that's encased in a shell made of two valves, or hinging parts. And that shell comes ...

It's not every day that most of us are shopping for or cooking clams and mussels. Perhaps you're planning on doing a Feast of the Seven Fishes or want to prepare a classic cioppino. No matter the dish ...

Run a sharp paring knife between the clam and the shell, to detach the meat ... or four appetiser plates. Arrange the sea urchin (uni) pieces on the clams. Use a fine-tooth rasp-type grater ...

New research reveals how resident algae altered the genome of these fabled sea creatures, allowing them to access more nutrients.