Unfortunately there is a component of the market that likes that trophy – they like a big shell.” The amount of abalone being poached each year in South Africa dwarfs the overall legal annual ...

Three men have received prison sentences and hefty fines after being caught transporting abalone valued at over R1 million, according to police officials in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape.

If you're having the seafood vendor clean the abalone for you, buy them as close as possible to when you plan to cook them, and ask for four of the shells, to serve the sauce in. It isn't much ...

Prepare the abalone. Use a sharp paring knife to cut the muscle that attaches the abalone to the shell. Use a clean toothbrush to scrub the entire surface of the abalone under cool running water.