Label
All
0
Clear all filters

Clams

Appears in
The Hog Island Book of Fish & Seafood: Culinary Treasures from Our Waters

By John Ash

Published 2023

  • About
Like oysters, clams are filter feeders and typically live in similar intertidal habitats. They also clean water, create habitat, reproduce quickly and abundantly, and convert microscopic plankton into a more nutrient-dense food resource for larger predators. As such, farmed clams are a “Best Choice” for the table—sustainable as seafood and providing regenerative ecosystem services in the ocean. There are hundreds of edible, wild clam varieties, but only a handful of them are commonly available commercially. All can be roughly categorized as “hard-shell” or “soft-shell” clams, which has more to do with burrowing depth and the length of their siphon (none have truly soft shells).

Become a Premium Member to access this page

  • Unlimited, ad-free access to hundreds of the world’s best cookbooks

  • Over 150,000 recipes with thousands more added every month

  • Recommended by leading chefs and food writers

  • Powerful search filters to match your tastes

  • Create collections and add reviews or private notes to any recipe

  • Swipe to browse each cookbook from cover-to-cover

  • Manage your subscription via the My Membership page

Download on the App Store
Pre-register on Google Play
Best value

In this section

Part of

The licensor does not allow printing of this title