Singapore 6 Bivalves Edition

你好!
    Haven't been going to the beach lately. Really busy with school stuff and training. But in any case, i still managed to do something with some of the shells that I have and Here it is! Presenting you the SINGAPORE 6, BIVALVES EDITION :)
So why Singapore 6? well, i guess this is the 6 most common bivalves eaten in Singapore. Firstly, if you do eat everyone of them. well, you have probably tasted much of the representative dishes in Singapore (and I will tell you why later.) Secondly, ya. I have them in my collection and the best part is, all of them can be found in Singapore waters!!! YAY :)

 THE SINGAPORE 6: Top; Perna viridis, Green Mussel
                                      Middle; Paphia alapapilionis, Butterfly Venus. Meretrix meretrix, Venus Clam or White Clam
                                      Bottom; Paphia textile, Textile Clam. Glauconome virens, Mud Clam. Anadara granosa, Blood cockle

 Meretrix meretrix (left) Venus clam or White clam. called La La "啦啦" (Hokkien). Included in many dishes like 面线 and others. Hokkien cuisine. Also, the zichar stalls, Malay and Chinese, sell this as a dish it self. Found along Punggol park, Changi, Pasir Ris
Anadara granosa (right) Blood cockle. Called Chee Haam (福建 Hokkien), krang (Malay) or See haam in other dialects.鲜蚶. one of the most delicious dishes on its own, it is also sold with fried rice and the famous 炒粿条 Char Kway Teow (潮州 Teochew), the most delicious dish in Singapore!!! Found almost everywhere but usually on mudflats. Punggol, Pasir Ris, Changi but suprisingly common near the food centre at East Coast, hmm... :P

 Paphia textile (left) Textile Clam. Sold in some Japanese soup and much of other dishes including clam. A common substitute for Meretrix meretrix. Also sold as a dish by itself with garlic :) delicious found at Changi :P
Galuconome virens (right) Mud Clam. Called 大头 dtua-tau (福建 Hokkien). This is one of the only 6 that is sold as a dish by itself with similar cooking styles as the rest but can also be cooked in chilli 辣椒大头Similar habitat as Anadara :)

Paphia alapapilionis (left) Butterfly Venus. No common names but usually called haam (general name for clams) Found in  兴化面 (HengHua Mee) or can be substituted by Paphia textile, subject to availability. Never seen in Singapore but probably on Ubin.
Perna Viridis (right) Green Mussel.才卵 or cai (二声) luan (一声) (福建 Hokkien) A common fouling organism found along the coast. Used to colonise the pier at Ubin but I guess they were removed and sold somewhere. Can be found along the northern coast of Singapore.

So there you have it, your Singapore 6. Do remember if you ever visit Singapore YOU MUST TRY THESE :D