Cuisine
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A local delicacy is samphire or glasswort (salicornia europaea), a fleshy edible plant which grows in the intertidal mudflats and saltmarshes. Samphire is collected by locals and can be seen for sale in the town in summer. The locals boil the samphire, then serve it hot with butter or malt vinegar. The fleshy parts are held in the mouth and the flesh removed from the stalks by dragging them through your teeth. Rock samphire (crithmum maritimum) is a different plant.
Wells is famous for its fish and chips. Two dominant fish and chip shops facing the quay supply the large numbers of tourists and daytrippers who come to Wells throughout the year. Eating chips on the quay is a popular pastime in Wells.
Local fishermen continue to land crab and other shellfish on the quay. Good quality fresh seafood is available on the quay and in a local wet fish shop. In the 1950s and 1960s, a set of sheds at the end of the East Quay were the focus for a whelking industry. Whelks were caught by a small fleet of whelk boats. The whelks were boiled before being sent (originally by train) to market.
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