Battered mussels, mussel fritters with an egg or not, mussels in their shells, garlic or chilli, smoked mussels in pottles or strung on kebabs. No surprise then that this event, at the Fitzroy Boat Club, is the annual Great FitzRoy Musselfest. I remember my entry started ''Oh mussel you're so muscular and green lipped and beardy/ and I think you're amazing although others think you're weird-y ...''. The winner wowed the crowd, having them chant along with this rousing refrain: ''Mussels, mussels, wine and beer''. They dare each other precariously close to the little tinnies as we negotiate our way out into wider waters, replete with mussels, mussels, wine and beer.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2017 06:02 UTC