Other Fish Products

Types of Product: 1. Cockle: The cockle is also a much appreciated, common in estuaries and rias bivalve, as is the case of the Ria Formosa. The cockle has an important nutritional value, is a source of protein and minerals. It has solid, rounded shell. The color may be dull, white yellowish or brownish, whitish outside inside. 2. Achievement: Very tasty bivalve, generally used as first course for lunch or dinner. Shell flattened, smooth and shiny, slightly elongated triangular, white and violet, with radial bands and spots olive green. Interior white stained violet. Live buried in the sand along the surf of the sea, a few inches deep. Lying on the beaches of the Algarve and are relatively easy to capture. 3. Razor Bivalve shell with elongated rectangular, color brown to light cream. Live buried in the sand and are mainly caught by manual picking. Are greatly appreciated gastronomically.