Our Australian Blue Mussels benefit from the nutrient rich upwellings of the Great Southern Ocean that flows into the Spencer Gulf region. Blue mussels are filter feeders, taking in the nutrients and rich phytoplankton in the water – making their flavours and characteristics unique to the region where they are grown.
At the start of the season in June, our mussels are typically ‘petite’ with 60-70 pieces per kilo and a meat to shell ratio of nearly 50 per cent. As the harvest year continues, the mussels grow in size to 30-35 pieces per kilo by March.
At Eyre Peninsula Seafoods, we make sure that the mussel meat to shell ratio remains high throughout the season, and importantly that we always deliver an excellent eating mussel.
No longer simply a treat you can only enjoy in a fancy restaurant – with our premium mussels you can bring the fine taste and supreme quality to your dining table.
We pack these mussels directly from the harvest boat. And because we don’t grade, clean, scrub or debeard them…you get the same great quality but for a lower price.
Mussels are one of the most sustainable foods you can buy. And in plentiful supply all year round, they’ll make a dinner time favourite… no matter the season.
Unlike most seafood options, mussels actually improve the marine environment even as they grow. That’s because they are natural filter-feeders. Every day, a mussel filters through 20 litres of seawater, essentially cleaning the water around it as it goes.
And because our mussels are rope-grown, they sit just below the water’s surface, staying well away from the natural vegetation and wildlife. It also helps to improve their flavour and quality as the mussels are kept off the seafloor – so they are virtually grit and sand free.
The way we farm our mussels makes all the difference… in size, flavour and condition. We farm wild caught spat (baby mussels) and use New Zealand long line technology, allowing the mussels to grow in the water from 2–20 metres below the surface. Being well off the seafloor, they are always clean and healthy.
Using traditional husbandry techniques and the latest technology, we have developed a unique farming and handling method which exclusively produces small, soft mussels characterised by their rich, creamy texture and incredibly sweet flavour.
Our mussels are graded and cooled prior to heading to Port Lincoln for processing. As they travel through the factory, every mussel passes through four levels of quality assessment, being graded, scrubbed, cleaned and debearded so they are literally ‘pot-ready’ when they land in your shopping basket.
Our SeaSure packaging was developed for the protection of the live mussels. By minimising the stress the mussel endures from water to plate, we consistently deliver a premium eating mussel.
Discover how quick and cheap it is to cook up a tasty treat with mussels.
Fill your home with laughter, music and really good home cooked food. Cooking is something people do either regularly or rarely. Convenience food has shifted our way of enjoying a meal and has changed family habits. Not all of it is bad, and grabbing a takeaway or going out for a meal is still part of our culture.
Remember how good a home cooked meal used to be? The smells as you came through the front door, the noise as the oven whirled, pots bubbling, the family milling around each one’s story of the day more important and therefore needed to be told louder than everyone else’s. It is a part of our childhood that we probably remember with the most fondness, conjuring lost memories.
Mussels are exploding onto the culinary scene, globally recognised as one of the true natural superfoods. Mussels boast a superior nutritional profile than red meat. It is time to get your dose of this seafood delicacy while supporting a farmed traditional protein source that contributes to a healthier planet.
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Port Lincoln, SA 5606
Australia
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