Moules marinières

One of my first encounters with mussels was at the restaurant De Zevende Hemel in Bruges more than fifteen years ago. Not only did the restaurant's name made my smile as it reminded me of the Moomin character “Hemulen” but the mussels were truly divine. Since then I have had great mussels here and there, including at Rex in Umeå. Yet, last weekend in Barcelona, I came across something I would never have thought of, namely mussels Gangnam style with cava. Luckily, since our local ICA store has both kimchi and green mussels from New Zealand, I am able to end this week of marathon teaching with some quintessential fusion cooking.