Geoduck

[CraigC]

Picked up a couple of geoduck clams at a local Asian market.

Two preparations.

 

[rascal]

Picked up a couple of geoduck clams at a local Asian market.

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Two preparations.


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Not available here but then we have toheroas, banned from digging them ATM. Although some people were arrested recently with them in their possession. I have eaten these, and they are a delicacy.

Russ

 

[CraigC]

Not available here but then we have toheroas, banned from digging them ATM. Although some people were arrested recently with them in their possession. I have eaten these, and they are a delicacy.

Russ

They look similar to Ipswich clams also called steamers. They are a New England clam. We used to have a place called Tark's Clam Stand here which exclusively used these clams.

 

[caseydog]

Toheroas look more like cuahogs to me. They look pretty big.

Geoducks are way different than any other clam I've seen. They are very ugly. I understand they are very tough, if not cooked exactly right. Aren't they a cold water clam? I never see them in stores here.

Normally, I travel a lot to Connecticut, and in the summer, I always head to the coast for some little necks and/or steamers. The trick is finding a place that purges their clams. I'm not into eating sand.

CD

 

[medtran49]

Yes, they are a cold water clam, Pacific Coast. We slice the siphon/foot part very thinly and serve as a crudo with a citrus/chile sauce. The belly is fried with a panko crust.

They are an interesting and kind of gross thing to clean as they are still alive when you start to clean.

 

[Morning Glory]

Yes, they are a cold water clam, Pacific Coast. We slice the siphon/foot part very thinly and serve as a crudo with a citrus/chile sauce. The belly is fried with a panko crust.

They are an interesting and kind of gross thing to clean as they are still alive when you start to clean.

Sounds a bit like Razor clams. Do you get those in the USA?

 

[CraigC]

Sounds a bit like Razor clams. Do you get those in the USA?

Yes, but not very often. Again, my snobbery comes into play, they have to be alive when I buy them.

 

[CraigC]

Toheroas look more like cuahogs to me. They look pretty big.

Geoducks are way different than any other clam I've seen. They are very ugly. I understand they are very tough, if not cooked exactly right. Aren't they a cold water clam? I never see them in stores here.

Normally, I travel a lot to Connecticut, and in the summer, I always head to the coast for some little necks and/or steamers. The trick is finding a place that purges their clams. I'm not into eating sand.

CD

They look more elongated to me than a Quahog.