Hevva Cornish Mussels, 110g

Hevva! is a small cannery at Norton Barton in Bude, North Cornwall, and one of very few places in the UK still canning fish and shellfish. Its name comes from the old Cornish cry raised when shoals were spotted off the coast. The aim is to put the best of Britain's own abundant waters into a tin, instead of sending it abroad to be processed. These mussels are rope-grown in Cornish waters, one of the most sustainable ways to farm shellfish. They are then hand prepared and canned in Bude.

The mussels are cooked, picked from their shells by hand and packed in rapeseed oil. That keeps them plump and tender, with a clean, sweet taste of the sea. Drain them and eat them on crackers with cream cheese and a few drops of hot sauce, or fold them into an omelette with chilli and garlic. They're also good stirred through a paella or a tomato pasta sauce at the last minute, or added to a seafood salad.

Why We Love It

• Rope-grown Cornish mussels, a low-impact way to farm shellfish
  
• Hand prepared and canned in Cornwall, at one of the UK's very few fish canneries
  
• Plump and tender, packed simply in rapeseed oil
  
• Shelled and ready to eat, with no cleaning or debearding
  

How to Use

Ready to eat straight from the tin. Drain and serve cold on crackers, toast or salads. To serve hot, add them at the very end of cooking and just warm them through; longer cooking will toughen them.

More Information

• Size: 110g tin
  
• Origin: Rope-grown in Cornwall; prepared and canned in Bude, North Cornwall
  
• Ingredients: Mussels (molluscs) (73%), rapeseed oil
  
• Allergens: Contains molluscs. Made in a kitchen that also handles fish, crustacea, nuts, peanuts, sesame, dairy, celery and mustard.
  
• Storage: Store in a cool, dry place. Once opened, transfer to a covered container, refrigerate and eat within 2 days.