Lagoon Foraging · Shellfish
Mangrove Clams
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Gathering these clams from the mangrove mud at low tide is still largely women's work, passed down the same way for generations.
Clams and cockles dug from the mangrove flats around Marovo Lagoon are steamed in their shells or simmered briefly in coconut cream, then sold by the bagful at Gizo's market alongside the day's fish.
Why it's made this way: The Marovo Lagoon's extensive mangrove and reef systems have long supplied Western Province communities with shellfish as a reliable everyday protein, gathered by hand rather than caught by boat.
Roughly what's in it
140kcal
19gprotein
6gcarbs
4gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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