Whelks contain a high level of proteins and vitamins but a small amount of fat. This means that whelks do not add bad cholesterol to your body. As such, it is an excellent weight-loss food item.

Eating whelks at Rocksalt, which opened earlier this year and overlooks Folkestone's harbour, is about as sustainable as you can get.

Whelks feed on molluscs, which are generally protected by a hard shell. To get to the tasty morsel inside, ... that’s it, it’s dinner time! The radula then becomes the whelk’s eating utensil, using it ...