Posted on 03/31/2021 9:11:47 AM PDT by mylife
National Clams on the Half Shell Day on March 31st offers clam lovers a day to celebrate one of the world’s most unique dishes.
The best variety of hardshell clams (also called Quahogs) for serving on the half-shell is the topneck, but you will find recipes using littlenecks and cherrystone as well. The topnecks run about two inches across, and the meaty clam is enough for a bite-sized morsel of Atlantic saltwater goodness.
Clams on the half shell can be raw, steamed, grilled or even smoked.
One popular “on the half shell” recipe originated in Rhode Island. Often served as an appetizer, Clams Casino is a dish with toasted breadcrumbs and bacon. Legend has it the recipe for Clam Casino dates back to 1917 and the Little Casino in Narragansett, Rhode Island. According to Good Housekeeping Great American Classics, maître d’hôtel Julius Keller and Mrs. Paran Stevens developed clams casino for her guests, as she wanted to serve up something special and named it after the hotel. The dish soon became so successful, word spread, and it began appearing on menus across the nation.
HOW TO OBSERVE #ClamsOnTheHalfShellDay National Clams on the Half Shell Day is easy to celebrate! Get steaming or grilling, depending on your preferences. Clam lovers dig in and show the rest of the crowd what they’ve been missing! Demonstrate the best way to enjoy them, the flavors and side dishes, too. Order up your favorite clam on the half shell meal. Then, give the restaurant a shout-out.
chocolate clams ceviche in baja mexico... OMG
Which is different from Venus on the Half Shell.
GMWAT
I like muscles as well. Steam them open, enjoy with garlic bread, a crisp chardonnay and some Allman Brothers tunes. My kind of day.
Sounds delightful! Muscles are quite nice on pasta with butter and parmesan.
I was in maine visiting a freeper and the tide was going out which allowed you to walk to a nearby island, I an I say to on of my Mainer friends, that’s some good clam digging ova dere, ant the freeper says “no you wont mistah!! that is protected land LOL
Later we had clams, lobster, corn on the cob and red taters all swimming in buttah...
garlic, olive oil, crushed tomato, pinch of red pepper flakes
serve with bread or pasta
there was a place in groton ct, “the gathering place” and they had free clams on the half shell and oysters for a 2 hour happy hour.
Delmars smelled like fish but that was just west pac widows...
Off topic a bit..we like yellow saffron rice with generous helping of fresh prawns sautéed in garlic butter, add planters peanuts to the shrimps, finally some green seedless grapes. Top with chopped cilantro. Again...more wine.
We are doing Linguine and White Clam Sauce with Steamed Littlenecks. Cant wait!
May I sup with you?
Where we buy ours....mmm!
https://www.westcottbayshellfish.com/
My long held theory on food is “if Gawd put spikes or armor on it, there must be something good in there”
I can eat oysters and other shell fish but for some reason, I've gotten sick the last 4 times I've eaten mussels so I don't touch them any more....
I love little necks or cherry stones in red sauce!
I grew up on clams. My favorite aside from raw is Baked Clams. It’s more of an oreganotta than casino. My signature dish is Seafood Paella. I use clams, mussels, shrimp, cod, lobster along with a good andouille sausage and chicken.
I have a 26 inch diameter paella pan. I can pretty much feed my family and my friends families.
Happy Clam on the halfshell day.
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