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Difference between horse and common perriwinkle?

  • 08-05-2013 06:35PM
    #1
    danbrosnan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 900 ✭✭✭


    Can somebody tell me the difference between the horse winkle and common winkle...


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  • #2
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    I only know Edible and Flat Periwinkles. Littorina littorea and L. Littoralis. Google them for pictures.


  • #3
    Budawanny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 338 ✭✭Budawanny


    danbrosnan wrote: »
    Can somebody tell me the difference between the horse winkle and common winkle...
    horse winkle is higher up the shore than the periwinkle. it is bigger and is brown and spotty.
    Periwinkle tends to be smaller and black. lives in larger clusters than the horse.


  • #4
    Snowc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭Snowc


    horse winkel is alot sweeter


  • #5
    danbrosnan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 900 ✭✭✭danbrosnan


    I heard you cant eat it..


  • #6
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Horse Winkle is not edible. Horse was often used in the past to refer to something being unpleasant, as in Horse Chestnut. Horse Mussels are edible but not as nice by any means as the Common Mussel.


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