Why do mussels open up when you cook them?!
I've always been curious about this!. Is it the steam inside the mussels that forces them to open!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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because they are live until you boil/steam them!. When they die they open!. They lose their "footing" as that is the term for how they keep their shells closed so tightly!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
its the muscles of the mussels that hold them closed!. once the mollusk is steamed it dies and can longer keep the shell closedWww@FoodAQ@Com
Well if someone steamed you to death you might pop open too :pWww@FoodAQ@Com
No, it's because when they die, the muscles holding the shell closed relax!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
because before you boil them, they are alive!. once they die, they open!.Www@FoodAQ@Com