chowder clam
The largest of the East Coast hard-shell
CLAMs, the chowder
CLAM (also called quahog or large
CLAM) has a shell diameter of at least 3 inches. As their name implies, these
CLAMs are often cut up to use in chowders. They're also excellent stuffed and as
CLAM fritters. See also
CLAM.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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