At the end, someone brought him several littleneck clams on a bed of ice.

A friend and I began with wonderfully fresh littleneck clams.

Short siphons are what inspire the common name "littleneck clam".

And by the way, for me, there is only one clam: a littleneck from Long Island.

The grilled littleneck clams with garlic sauce alone were fabulous.

The littleneck clams are rubbery, and the broth around them is salty.

Grill 30 littleneck clams in batches, turning them for even cooking.

If you're hungry, try the braised short rib or the littleneck clams.

Another is the garlicky broth surrounding the littleneck clam appetizer.

Soak littleneck clams in salted water 20 minutes.

"Maybe 20 cents for a littleneck.

Oysters and littleneck clams from the raw bar are fresh, cold and bracing.

While the oysters and littleneck clams on the half shell merit attention, diners will want to try two other appetizers as well.

The Liquid Gold, a spicy and smooth ale, was paired with littleneck clams.

A Pacific littleneck has a white shell and a chewier texture and is usually not eaten raw.

The steamed littleneck clams in a light but evocative chardonnay-fresh basil broth also spoke to us.

The second course also offers two choices: sizzling littleneck clams or the calamari corn cakes.

These clams are not eaten raw, like the smaller littleneck and cherrystone clams.

Their thick shell keeps them fresh and alive for as long as two weeks, as opposed to the littleneck's three days.

There was Coney Island, where you get to eat tasty littleneck clams with a wooden fork.

Another crowd pleaser was the steamed littleneck clams in a tasty white-wine broth.

We now know Osbourn's agenda and he and his littleneck partners in crime should be turfed out before they do any more damage.

At the end, someone brought him several littleneck clams on a bed of ice.

A friend and I began with wonderfully fresh littleneck clams.

Short siphons are what inspire the common name "littleneck clam".

The grilled littleneck clams with garlic sauce alone were fabulous.

The littleneck clams are rubbery, and the broth around them is salty.

Grill 30 littleneck clams in batches, turning them for even cooking.

If you're hungry, try the braised short rib or the littleneck clams.

Another is the garlicky broth surrounding the littleneck clam appetizer.

Pepe's restaurant began serving littleneck clams on the half shell at the bar.

Soak littleneck clams in salted water 20 minutes.

Oysters and littleneck clams from the raw bar are fresh, cold and bracing.

The raw oysters and littleneck clams tasted superbly fresh.

The oysters and littleneck clams are impeccable.

While the oysters and littleneck clams on the half shell merit attention, diners will want to try two other appetizers as well.

The Liquid Gold, a spicy and smooth ale, was paired with littleneck clams.

I took their bag-storage stool and ordered a plate of oysters and littleneck clams.

The steamed littleneck clams in a light but evocative chardonnay-fresh basil broth also spoke to us.

The second course also offers two choices: sizzling littleneck clams or the calamari corn cakes.

Organisms such as jellyfish, littleneck clams, sunflower starfish, and many others can be found in these pools.

There was Coney Island, where you get to eat tasty littleneck clams with a wooden fork.

Another crowd pleaser was the steamed littleneck clams in a tasty white-wine broth.

Whether raw on the half shell or baked under a light breading, littleneck clams proved tasty and fresh.

Venus mercenaria - hard clam

Quahog Venus mercenaria

Older literature sources may use the systematic name Venus mercenaria; this species is indeed in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.

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Quahog: An edible clam (Venus mercenaria) of the Atlantic coast of North America.

Shell types include Ostrea Virginica, Venus Mercenaria, Tagelus Gibbus, Arca (sp.)

We use the same word to describe them all, but in fact the soft-shell clam (mya arenaria) is an entirely different mollusk from the hard-shell clam (venus mercenaria).