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title: "Five things you didn't know about conch"  
description: "The conch shell has long been used as a horn or trumpet in many cultures, including in Hindu ceremonies and as a signaling device in ancient Rome. Here's facts"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-12-26  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1920/five-things-you-didn-t-know-about-conch  
category: "science"  
tags: ["Conch", "conch facts", "things to know", "Facts About conch"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Five things you didn't know about conch

![Five things you didn t know about conch](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/4a76481f-24ed-4a77-a238-2239c68859b7/images/1ea13052-f3fb-4360-b778-a879a7d834e0.jpeg) ![Five things you didn t know about conch](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/4a76481f-24ed-4a77-a238-2239c68859b7/images/5cf9f302-c1f4-47be-ad1f-d521e2139252.jpeg) The conch shell has long been used as a horn or trumpet in many cultures, including in Hindu ceremonies and as a signaling device in ancient Rome. ![Five things you didn t know about conch](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/4a76481f-24ed-4a77-a238-2239c68859b7/images/ea398440-740f-4f79-ad00-57774b54f38f.jpeg) The conch is a type of sea snail, and the shells are made up of a substance called chitin, which is also found in the shells of crabs and lobsters. ![Five things you didn t know about conch](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/4a76481f-24ed-4a77-a238-2239c68859b7/images/8ff74b67-2e59-47b6-b73c-bc3a55cca65a.jpeg) In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the conch shell (called 'shankha' in Sanskrit) is associated with the god Vishnu and is one of his main symbols. ![Five things you didn t know about conch](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/4a76481f-24ed-4a77-a238-2239c68859b7/images/1e50401d-adbc-48c3-802b-4d3e6b9b918a.jpeg) In the Caribbean, conch is a popular ingredient in many dishes, including conch chowder and conch fritters. It is also often eaten raw in salads ![Five things you didn t know about conch](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/4a76481f-24ed-4a77-a238-2239c68859b7/images/2b29ae31-3c15-457e-91a4-8e187725581e.jpeg) Conch shells are also used in traditional Caribbean and African music, where they are blown like a horn or beaten like a drum.

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