Mussels take a starring role in a fragrant and mildly-spiced, coconut-laced soup that makes for a warming starter or fish course.

Mussels nestle in an aromatic and lightly-spiced rice pilaf for a warming and satisfying one-pot dish.

A warming, seasonal bowl of local market ingredients. Mussels are steamed in a liquor of sweated leeks and cider, and finished with cream.

Sensational Korean seafood pancakes made with a variety of produce widely available in the UK and really easy to make... Pancake Day or not!

A simple and rustic Italian dish of mussels cooked with cannellini beans in a simple tomato sauce.

Fillets of pollack served atop wilted chard leaves and garnished with mussels and a butter sauce flavoured with whisky and chervil.

Drawn from a Marseillaise classic, this is John Dory, mussels and vegetables cooked in a garlic cream soup.

Mussels and clams sautéed simply with garlic, wine and tomatoes and finished with parsley. A delight from the Adriatic coast of Italy.

A delicious, no-nonsense recipe for a pasta sauce made with fresh mussels, tinned tomatoes, garlic and herbs.

A luxurious starter of mussels cooked with cider and cream... and butter!

Lovage adds a celery-like flavour to an otherwise traditional recipe for the classic French pot of mussels. Quick and easy.

Simple and luxurious, a dish of lobster accompanied by al dente pasta, from the doyenne of Italian cuisine, Angela Hartnett.

Whether authentically Goan or not, this is a very good, spicy alternative to Moules Marinieres. And it's quick and easy to make.

A straightforward combination of shellfish, diced salad vegetables and pickles that transports the senses to Portugal.

I go through phases with mussels: I always like them but there are times when I love them. They're in particularly good condition in the...