cockles

Are cockle shells really edible?Cockles are small shellfish found along the coastlines of Britain and Ireland. They look similar to mussels but are much smaller. They are also known as ‘cockles’, ‘crockers’, ‘piddocks’, ‘barnacles’, ‘sea snails’, ‘clamshells’, ‘toadstools’, ‘shellfish’, ‘mussel shells’, ‘scallops’, ‘lobsters’, ‘oyster shells’, “and even ‘cockles”!Cockles are a delicacy in parts of Europe….