Shellfish: Live Cooking and the Doneness Window
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Origin
Shellfish cookery has the narrowest doneness window of any protein category — the difference between perfectly cooked and rubbery is a matter of seconds at high heat. This entry synthesises techniques from Tsuji (Japanese seafood), Thompson (Thai seafood applications), and classical French technique (coquilles Saint-Jacques) to establish a unified framework.
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Description
A framework for the three major shellfish categories — bivalves (oysters, clams, mussels, scallops), crustaceans (shrimp, lobster, crab), and cephalopods (squid, octopus) — each requiring fundamentally different approaches due to different muscle structures and protein compositions.
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