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Periwinkles

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Periwinkles are one of the most overlooked and underrated members of the seafood family. They are what we like to call "the poor man's escargot." Lynne has prepared them Portuguese style - very simply with just garlic powder, pepper and a little seaweed. But you could also bathe them in butter and garlic if you so choose. Makes a great appetizer and it's fun to master the technique of getting those little guys out of their shell.

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Periwinkles are one of the most overlooked and underrated members of the seafood family. They are what we like to call "the poor man's escargot." Lynne has prepared them Portuguese style - very simply with just garlic powder, pepper and a little seaweed. But you could also bathe them in butter and garlic if you so choose. Makes a great appetizer and it's fun to master the technique of getting those little guys out of their shell.

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Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008, at 8:53 pm by Bea Viera:

I shared these once with friends who brought out a bottle of champagne. They were so entranced with these tasty perriwinkles and topped it off with the bubbly..
Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008, at 2:52 pm by Donna Viera:

These have so much flavor packed in a little squiggle. We used to see who could get them out of the shell without breaking them. A definite skill well worth mastering.
Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at 10:55 pm by Jim Viera:

They are yummy! I like to put a little of vermouth in the boil. Drunken periwinkles!

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