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baby-layla on
I no like
Careless_Syrup7945 on
Eww
ItsGermany on
Parasites… Unfortunately it is common for mussels, we get them from France, but they do not tend to have this many, more 10% like.
Punkeewalla on
I wouldn’t order the mussels again.
chekitch on
Come to Ston, Croatia and eat in peace..
username9909864 on
These are pea crabs. They’re totally normal. It’s like y’all have never eaten fresh shellfish before
Gimme_PuddingPlz on
Pea crabs are a delicacy apparently.
Reasonable-Sun-6511 on
Double meal!
KeithopherJam3s on
This is a good thing. It means the mussels are fresh and alive. If they were dead you wouldn’t get the crabs.
Confused_Electron on
Oooh, a bug. Delicious! /s
ffstis on
Purely natural and probably fresh.
babu595 on
I should call her.
BaconMeetsCheese on
Extra protein
ChronoMonkeyX on
Lucky they didn’t charge you double for crab-stuffed mussels!
6950X_Titan_X_Pascal on
i met this before
Formal-Cress-9878 on
Symbiotic rather than parasitic surely?
sweendog101 on
Seen these in Oysters many times at a restaurant here in Nebraska…
Hantsypantsy on
r/UnexpectedProteins
Line-Trash on
I’m just now realizing that I don’t really look at my food before I eat it…
Fuckedby2FA on
They are common, a sign of the mussels coming from healthy waters and fine to eat.
It grosses me out as well.
firstname_m_lastname on
Those little guys are creamy and delicious and, here in Coastal Virginia, they are considered Good Luck!
b1uelightbulb on
Buy one get one deal
DacwHi on
*record scratch*
*freeze frame*
Yep, that’s me.
You’re probably wondering how I got here.
No-Cancel1378 on
They are called Parasite Mussels and are delicacy!
No-Cancel1378 on
They are called Parasite Mussels and are delicacy!
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I no like
Eww
Parasites… Unfortunately it is common for mussels, we get them from France, but they do not tend to have this many, more 10% like.
I wouldn’t order the mussels again.
Come to Ston, Croatia and eat in peace..
These are pea crabs. They’re totally normal. It’s like y’all have never eaten fresh shellfish before
Pea crabs are a delicacy apparently.
Double meal!
This is a good thing. It means the mussels are fresh and alive. If they were dead you wouldn’t get the crabs.
Oooh, a bug. Delicious! /s
Purely natural and probably fresh.
I should call her.
Extra protein
Lucky they didn’t charge you double for crab-stuffed mussels!
i met this before
Symbiotic rather than parasitic surely?
Seen these in Oysters many times at a restaurant here in Nebraska…
r/UnexpectedProteins
I’m just now realizing that I don’t really look at my food before I eat it…
They are common, a sign of the mussels coming from healthy waters and fine to eat.
It grosses me out as well.
Those little guys are creamy and delicious and, here in Coastal Virginia, they are considered Good Luck!
Buy one get one deal
*record scratch*
*freeze frame*
Yep, that’s me.
You’re probably wondering how I got here.
They are called Parasite Mussels and are delicacy!
They are called Parasite Mussels and are delicacy!
Some kind of sea turducken?
![gif](giphy|QEYYlJqOaEhXrjTrOH|downsized)
All I see is free crab
It’s a sign of quality or freshness, bon appétit monsieur