New Zealand cockles or littleneck clams are found in harbours and estuaries all around the country. They like to live in soft mud and sand and can be found between the low tide and mid tide marks.

IT IS not often that you come across a good plate of Malay-fried kwetiau kerang (fried koay teow with cockles) as it is not a traditional Malay dish. That said, the only person I thought could ...

Live cockles in their shells are available from some fishmongers – these undergo rigorous cleaning processes that significantly reduce the risk of transmitting a food-borne illness. Frozen raw ...

cockles, mussels and oysters should be tightly shut or should shut immediately if you tap them - when this type of shellfish die, they decompose quickly and may not be safe to eat, even after a ...

Cockles are sometimes called blood clams because the liquid that the raw (or lightly blanched) bivalves release when opened is dark red. They look similar to clams, except that cockle shells have ...