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Settsu Amagasaki Cockles

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|Settsu| |Amagasaki| |Cockles|

Cockles were not known in the past, but for the last fifty or sixty years, they have been harvested from the shores of Amagasaki. At first, people did not eat them because they were thought to be poisonous, but for the last twenty or thirty years, they have become highly prized.

However, because they are shellfish from the lower regions, they are not used in the cuisine of noblemen.

To catch these shellfish, a basket net is attached to the stern of a boat, and the boat is sailed with the wind.

The basket net scoops up the cockles along with the sand and mud. The method is generally the same as that for catching freshwater clams and hard clams.

Source: National Diet Library Digital Collections, "Nihon Sankai Meibutsu Zue, Volume 5"
To catch these shellfish, a basket net is attached to the stern of a boat
The boat is sailed with the wind
The basket net scoops up the cockles along with the sand and mud


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Cockle
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