What is Wheelk?
Wheelks are several species of large, edible marine gastropods of molluscs found in mild tropical waters around the world. They have hard shells built of lime -extracted carbonate from seawater. They are gadgets and carnivores and popular food object for people around the world. While Wheelk is a name that is commonly used to indicate these sea worms, they are not all closely related.
The scientific name buccinum unatum refers to the right Wheelk found in northern Atlantic waters near Europe. You will find them alive in the tide in the shallow waters of the British Isles, Belgium and the Netherlands. The snail has a height of approximately 4 inches (about 10 cm) and 2 inches (about 6 cm) and has a hard, pale colored shell, which is covered with yellowish brown thin skin known as periostracum. Europeans claim that these large, edible snails taste best when cooking in seawater.
in the United States, the term Wheelk Refers to another big, edible species known jaKo Busycotypus , and is much greater than those found in Europe. They can grow to a height of 16 inches (about 40 cm) and have a solid cream, tan or light gray shell. The snail is gadgets with large muscle legs capable of boring through the shells of clams, crabs and lobsters. Several species enjoy eating busycotypus , including sharks, seagulls, crabs and people.
Periwinkle is located along the rocky Scottish coast in the northern Atlantic. The term periwinkle is interchangeable with what people in Scotland refer to as Wheelks. This small gastropod with gills has a dark shell and feeds on algae or small invertebrates such as Wheelk, which is located in other parts of the world. Popular food with people around the world, Scotland exports about 2,000 tons of Periwinkles per year - it is considered an important development.
Another large series of edible Wheelk unrelated to the species found in the United StatesH or in Europe is called Cittarium pica . He lives on the banks of Western India and is a popular food object in the Caribbean, where he is also known as Wilk. These Wheelks are often cooked and consumed in many recipes on the islands. They were found to live under the rocks in the shallow coastal waters of the Caribbean, Mexico and other Latin American coasts. Wilk has a large black upper shell with white stripes, has a diameter of 5 inches (about 13 cm) and feeds on eyelashes.