Peterson counsels you to wash the periwinkles in a colander under cold water as soon as you get them home, checking to see that their little doors are securely shut (a sign that they're still alive).
Periwinkle - a small sea snail served roasted, poached, or raw, with wine sauce.
Persimmon - small acidulous plum-like tool used to crush or pound food in a bowl with rough interior surface - the mortar.
Periwinkles
These small relatives of the whelk are "Littorina littorea". Popular in Europe but not in US. Northern (New England)
"winkles" are a different species from those found in the Gulf of Mexico ...
periwinkle = bigaros = sea snails = winkles Notes: These marine snails are better known in Europe and Japan than in the United States. They're great in any clam chowder recipe, though they tend to get tough if overcooked.
Plateau de fruits de mer (Fr.): seafood platter combining raw and cooked shell-fish; usually includes oysters, clams, mussels, langoustines, periwinkles, whelks, crabs, and tiny shrimp.
 See also: Whelk, Flavor, Fruit, Round, Spice
  
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