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Steamed clams. Steamed clams is a seafood dish consisting of clams cooked by steaming. In the United States, steamed clams are usually made with small soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) called steamers, and sometimes with other shellfish [1] harvested and served along the East Coast and in New England. [2] Hard shell clams, sometimes known as ...
Saxidomus, common name the "Washington clams", is a genus of large edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams. The species Saxidomus gigantea is known as the "butter clam". [1] The term for saxitoxin (the neurotoxin found in paralytic shellfish poisoning) is derived from the genus name Saxidomus.
Saxidomus gigantea is a large, edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Veneridae, the venus clams. [2] It can be found along the western coast of North America, ranging from the Aleutian Islands to San Francisco Bay. Common names for this clam include butter clam, Washington clam, smooth Washington clam and money shell. [3]
Soft-shell clams can be eaten steamed, fried, or in clam chowder. "Steamers" (steamed soft-shell clams) are an integral part of the New England clam bake, where they are served steamed whole in the shell, then pulled from the shell at the table, the neck skin is removed and then while holding the clam by the neck it is dipped, first in the clam ...
Butter. Celery. Clams like cherrystone, chowder, and littleneck. Clam broth. Heavy cream (or cream or whole milk) Onions. Potatoes. Seasonings and spices.
The dish uses littlenecks or cherrystone clams. [4] Other basic ingredients include butter, peppers, bacon and garlic. [5] [6] Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, white wine, lemon juice, and shallots or onion are also used. [7] Tabasco sauce is sometimes added, and parsley is sometimes used as a garnish.
PSP has been implicated as a possible cause of sea otter mortality and morbidity in Alaska, as one of its primary prey items, the butter clam (Saxidomus gigantea) bioaccumulates saxitoxin as a chemical defense mechanism. [11] In addition, ingestion of saxitoxin-containing mackerel has been implicated in the death of humpback whales. [12]
The clambake or clam bake, also known as the New England clambake, is a traditional method of cooking seafood, such as lobster, mussels, crabs, scallops, soft-shell clams, and quahogs. The food is traditionally cooked by steaming the ingredients over layers of seaweed in a pit oven. The shellfish can be supplemented with vegetables, such as ...