My favourite is to pluck them from the sea and eat them on the spot straight out of the shell Daryl.
I would have a good laugh watching you watching me scoffing down a few dozen complete with mussel juice running down my chin.Throw in a few squelching sounds for good measure ha ha.

Clams? Pipi`s as we call them here are plentiful on the right beaches and they get eaten the same way.