French Mussel Dishes

Moules à la marinière is a classic French dish that consists of mussels cooked in cider or wine-based sauces. The dish is typically made with shallots, garlic, and herbs such as parsley, thyme, and bay leaves, which are sweated in so... READ MORE

Moules marinière à la crème is a variation on the famous dish called moules marinière. This variation, popular in northern France, is made with mussels, garlic, crème fraîche, parsley, white wine, butter, s... READ MORE

Moules farcies is a French dish in which mussels are stuffed and baked or grilled. The dish is prepared with mussels, butter, parsley, garlic, shallots, black pepper, nutmeg, and breadcrumbs. The butter is combined with garlic, shallots, nutmeg, a... READ MORE

Mouclade is a traditional dish originating from La Rochelle in south west France. In order to prepare it, mussels are cooked with cream, saffron, white wine, and herbs. The key is in using the freshest mussels – preferably small, black, and ... READ MORE

Moules à la crème Normande is a traditional mussel dish originating from Normandy. It's made with mussels in a creamy sauce consisting of butter, cream, onions, garlic, shallots, cider, parsley, salt, and pepper. The onions, shallots... READ MORE

Moules au safran is a traditional mussel dish originating from France. The dish is usually made with a combination of mussels, onions, carrots, celery, butter, thyme, bay leaves, bell peppers, saffron, white wine, crème fraîche, parsl... READ MORE

Éclade de moules is a traditional dish of mussels cooked under pine needles. It originated in the Charente-Maritime department on the western coast of France. There, the local mussel fishermen used dry needles from the surrounding pine fore... READ MORE