Shellfish

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Fal Oyster

Fal Oyster is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.

🇫🇰Falkland Islands

Falkland Calamari

Patagonian squid from Falklands waters is served fresh or fried as local seafood.

🇫🇰Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Scallops

Patagonian scallops from Falklands waters are a limited local seafood fishery.

🇬🇵Guadeloupe

Freshwater Crayfish

Ouassous

Huge freshwater crayfish; eaten grilled or with a typical sauce; a Guadeloupean specialty; the ouassous that is a Guadeloupean river delicacy.

🇺🇸United States

Fried Clams

Whole belly clams battered and fried — the New England shore-dinner icon.

🇺🇸United States

Fried Oysters

Oysters shucked, breaded or battered, and fried until golden — a coastal classic.

🇰🇷South Korea

Fried Shrimp

새우튀김

Whole shrimp battered and deep-fried until crispy, a popular street food and twigim variety.

🇪🇸Cantabria, Spain

Fried Squid Strips

Rabas

The Cantabrian version of fried squid: strips or rings lightly battered in flour and fried until crisp, a beloved seaside tapa.

🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan

Fukagawa Meshi

深川めし

A Tokyo shitamachi rice dish built around clams from the old Fukagawa waterfront and a savory broth or steaming method.

🇦🇷Galicia, Argentina

Galician-Style Octopus

Pulpo a la gallega

Tender octopus boiled in copper pots, sliced over boiled potatoes on a wooden plate, dressed with olive oil, coarse salt, and pimenton.

🇪🇸Spain

Garlic Shrimp

Gambas al ajillo

Shrimp sauteed in sizzling olive oil with minced garlic and a touch of chili, served in a hot clay dish with crusty bread for dipping.

🇨🇱Chile

Giant Barnacles

Picorocos

Volcano-shaped barnacles with sweet crablike meat inside, a unique Chilean seafood delicacy from the southern coast.

🇰🇮Kiribati

Giant Clam

Giant clam is reef shellfish served raw, grilled, or simmered with coconut; the firm, sweet meat is cut from the large shell before serving.

🇹🇭Thailand

Goong ob woon sen (Thai Shrimp and Glass Noodles)

กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้น

Goong ob woon sen is prawns baked over glass noodles in a lidded pot with pork fat, pepper, and coriander roots.

🇹🇭Isan (Northeastern Thailand), Thailand

Goong ten (Dancing shrimp)

กุ้งเต้น

Goong ten ("dancing shrimp"), live freshwater shrimp dressed with lime and chilli at the table, is a named Isan dish and a genuine adventurous collectible.

🇪🇸Galicia, Spain

Goose Barnacles

Percebes

Goose barnacles harvested from dangerous Galician rocky coasts, briefly boiled and prized for their intense, pure ocean flavor.

🇨🇻Cape Verde

Gooseneck Barnacles

Percebes

Sea fingers or gooseneck barnacles harvested from the rocky Atlantic coast, steamed and eaten by cracking the shell to reveal the meat.

🇳🇿New Zealand

Green-Lipped Mussels

Kuku

Large mussels with a distinctive green shell lip, farmed on ropes in the Marlborough Sounds and Coromandel.

🇬🇱Greenland

Greenlandic Shrimp

Pisa

Greenlandic shrimp and prawns; pack distinct flavor into their miniature size; cold-water shrimp from the Arctic

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenada Crabback

Crab Back

Land crab meat seasoned with spring onions, sweet peppers, garlic, white wine, and a spicy cream sauce, served in the cleaned-out shell of the crab; baked with breadcrumbs on top; one of the traditional Grenadian dishes; a specialty of BB's Crabback in St. George's; the signature crab dish of the Spice Isle.

🇬🇩Grenada

Grenadian Lambi Souse

Lambi Souse

Grenadian conch souse: tender lambi marinated with lime, onion, cucumber, hot pepper, and herbs, served cool or at room temperature as a bright, tangy seafood dish.

🇬🇵Guadeloupe

Grilled Lobster

Homard Grillé

Grilled lobster; a Guadeloupean seafood delight; lobster expertly grilled over a wood fire; accompanied by lime; the pinnacle of the local culinary experience; the grilled lobster that is a Guadeloupean luxury. Turks and Caicos cooks grill local lobster over fire with lime and island seasoning, alongside the shared Caribbean preparation.

🇲🇿Mozambique

Grilled Lobster

Lagosta grelhada

Rock lobster split and grilled over coals with garlic butter and piri-piri, a staple of the southern beach restaurants.

🇭🇷Croatia

Grilled Scampi

Škampi na žaru

Fresh Adriatic scampi grilled simply with olive oil, garlic, and herbs, highlighting their natural sweetness.

🇰🇷South Korea

Grilled Shellfish

조개구이

Assorted shellfish (clams, mussels, oysters, scallops) grilled on a tabletop grill until they open, served with butter or gochujang.

🇪🇸Spain

Grilled Shrimp

Gambas a la plancha

Whole shrimp seasoned with sea salt and quickly grilled on a hot iron plate, served with lemon - a simple, perfect tapa.

🇭🇷Dalmatia, Croatia

Grilled Squid

Lignje

Whole squid grilled over open fire, often served with blitva (Swiss chard) and potatoes, a Dalmatian classic.

🇬🇼Coastal Guinea-Bissau (Bissau / Bijagós Archipelago), Guinea-Bissau

Guinean Shrimp

Camarões à Guineense

Shrimp sautéed with onions, cucumber, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; a simple coastal dish highlighting the fresh shrimp from Guinea-Bissau's Atlantic waters and Bijagós archipelago; served as a starter or with rice.

🇨🇳Jiangsu, China

Hairy Crab

大闸蟹

Freshwater mitten crabs steamed whole and eaten with ginger vinegar, prized for the roe of the female and the creamy fat of the male.

🇹🇨Turks and Caicos Islands

Hashed Lobster

Lobster meat hashed (minced) and cooked in a seasoned sauce; a traditional South Caicos dish; a distinctive Turks and Caicos preparation

🇩🇪Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Helgoländer knieper

Helgoländer Knieper are claws of North Sea edible crab, boiled and served chilled or warm with their sweet meat.

🇯🇵Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Oysters

広島かき

Hiroshima produces more oysters than any other prefecture, prized for their small, creamy, briny meat.

🇯🇵Hokkaido, Japan

Hokkaido Hairy Crab

毛蟹

Hokkaido hairy crab has sweet meat and rich brown tomalley, and is eaten as a seasonal shellfish delicacy.

🇬🇷Greece

Htapodi Ksidato

Χταπόδι ξιδάτο

Greek octopus marinated in vinegar and olive oil, served cold as a meze. A taverna classic, tangy and tender, a seafood appetizer, served with bread, a summer favorite.

🇬🇷Greece

Htapodi sti Schara

Χταπόδι στη σχάρα

Greek grilled octopus, tenderized and char-grilled, dressed with olive oil and vinegar. A meze and taverna classic, smoky and tender, a seafood icon, served with lemon.

🇮🇸East Iceland, Iceland

Humar

Iceland's sweet langoustine from the North Atlantic, a delicacy and restaurant classic