Ever Wondered Where Your Mussels Come From? | food.curated. | Hooked Up Channel

Lifting weights has nothing to do with growing these mussels! Learn how this popular shellfish is grown and harvested in this episode of food.curated. Gordon King is a sustainable mussel farmer from Totten Inlet in South Puget Sound who grows over a million pounds of hatchery-raised Mediterranean mussels via suspension culture every year. From July to early fall, the mussels are the fattest. In fact, they say this particular species of mussel, compared to blue mussels or New Zealand green-lipped mussels, is sought after by chefs for its high meat content. And after you see the video, you'll also understand from the surroundings why their flavor is. Hooked Up Channel is your future location for all things fishing on YouTube. Hooked Up Channel: Living, Breathing, and Eating where the fish are. Subscribe to get Hooked Up! http://bit.ly/1m4i3m6 Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1bJHsrB Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1fXgBuk