Can you make soup or stock with just Canada whelks, no meat? Many Hong Kong whelk soup recipes use meat, even Michelin 3 stars Lung King Heen! 


Can I make soup or stock with just whelks and vegetarian ingredients? I don't want meat! 
When I skipped meat in this recipe, theresultant soup taste weird and fishy. Why? What can I add or replace? 




I live in Toronto. Supermarkets here carry Canada whelks. I don't know if the issue is the whelks. Are Hong Kong whelks different from Canada whelks?
yes, you can just use vegetables and seafood for you recipe, the result will be different; you can use a strong vegetarian broth or a seafood/fish stock.
If using only vegetarian and fish/seafood ingredients, it will taste fishy; that's the point, isn't it ? Depending on the base stock (vegetarian or fish), you might get different results.


About whelk, I've got no experience cooking with them, I only use brined ones and eat them as-is.