▁pot atoes , ▁and ▁sa usage ▁are ▁popular ▁add itions . ▁Re ci pes ▁from ▁the ▁region ▁suggest ▁that ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁season ings ▁are ▁added . ▁Be er ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁bo iling ▁liquid . ▁ ▁Char ente - Mar itime ▁ ▁The ▁Char ente - Mar itime ▁département ▁of ▁France ▁on ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁B isc ay , ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁the ▁abund ance ▁of ▁muss els . ▁The ▁É cla de ▁des ▁Mou les ▁( or , ▁locally , ▁Terr é ▁de ▁Mou les ) ▁is ▁a ▁b ake ▁often ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁be aches ▁outside ▁of ▁La ▁Ro ch elle . ▁The ▁muss els ▁are ▁arranged ▁in ▁concent ric ▁circles ▁on ▁a ▁pl ank ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁h ing ed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁shell ▁is ▁facing ▁up . ▁P ine ▁need les ▁are ▁m ounded ▁on ▁top ▁to ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁a ▁foot ▁or ▁so ▁and ▁set ▁af ire . ▁The ▁need les ▁burn ▁down ▁quickly , ▁producing ▁a ▁rich ▁res in ous ▁smoke . ▁Two ▁or ▁three ▁minutes ▁after ▁the ▁fire ▁goes ▁out , ▁the ▁as hes ▁are ▁swe pt ▁away ▁and ▁the ▁muss els ▁are ▁e aten ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁shell ▁along ▁with ▁country ▁bread , ▁but ter , ▁and ▁white ▁wine . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁C ray fish ▁as ▁food ▁C ray fish ▁party ▁C uis ine ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States ▁Fish ▁bo il ▁Louisiana ▁Cre ole ▁cu is ine ▁Low country ▁cu is ine ▁: ja : <0xE7> <0x85> <0xAE> <0xE9>