Are pipis and mussels the same? （內附華文版本）

1.Are pipis and mussels the same?

Pipis and Mussels are all bivalve molluscs. What is "bivalve molluscs"? It's animal with soft body, and they usually covered with two shells. But pipis and mussels are a little bit different, the place where they live and the life before they come into our stomaches.

2. Where do pipis and mussels usually live?

Pipis are free-living in sandy and muddy beaches. Pipi is wild and endemic to NewZealand, that is you can only see lively pipis at NewZealand beaches, not in any other countries nor areas. What's interesting, theres a law in NewZealand that says the harvest limit per person is 50 per day.

On the other hand, mussels live around rock shells and usually farm in bay. Mussels are cultivated super well in NewZealand with ropes. Other countries also farm them but in different ways, such as Philipines farm mussels with bamboo sticks. The most famous species in NewZealand is the NewZealand green-lipped mussels. This is also the kind that we bought from the supermarket around our home.

3. Are they delicious and nutritious?

Both pipis and mussels are delicious. They are rich in selenium and vitaminB12. They can stable your blood sugar and daily mood. Also, they can protect your brain and good for sleep.

Try to get pipis or mussels in your life circle, no matter you're in Taiwan, NewZealand, or other places.

You'll find them delicious and full of stories.

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(華文版本)

1.水蜆、淡菜一樣嗎?

水蜆、淡菜都是雙殼軟體動物。雙殼軟體動物是什麼呢?也就是有著軟身體的動物 蓋著兩片殼。不過，水蜆、淡菜還是有些許不同，牠們生長的地方不同，還有牠們進到我們肚子前的生活也不同。

2.水蜆、淡菜生長在哪呢?

水蜆是自由生活在沙沙的、泥濘的海灘，水蜆是野生的而且是紐西蘭的地域性食物。也就是說你只能在紐西蘭的海邊看到這些活生生的水蜆，不會在其他地方看到。特別有趣的是，紐西蘭有個規定是，一個人一天只能撈50顆淡菜。

另外，淡菜被養殖在海灣的石頭上，而且淡菜在紐西蘭用繩子養得特別好。其他國家也有養殖，只是以不同方式進行，像是菲律賓有用竹棍養殖淡菜的產業。紐西蘭最有名的品種是紐西蘭綠殼淡菜，這也是我們在臺灣超市買到的品種。

3.水蜆、淡菜美味嗎? 營養嗎?

水蜆和淡菜都很美味，牠們富含硒、維生素B12，這可以穩定你的血糖和心情，也可以保護腦及幫助睡眠。

不論你在臺灣、紐西蘭，還是其他地方，試著從生活週遭找尋水蜆、淡菜。

你將發現，牠們美味而且充滿故事。