This is a list of clam dishes and foods, which are prepared using

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s as a primary ingredient. Edible clams can be eaten raw or cooked. Preparations methods include steamed, boiled, baked or fried.

Clam dishes

* Clams casino – a

"on the halfshell" dish with

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in the United States and is often served as an

appetizer An hors d'oeuvre ( ; french: hors-d'œuvre ), appetiser or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d'oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d'oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the m ...

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and is served in variations nationally. * Clam cake – also known as clam fritters * Clam dip – a dipping sauce and

condiment A condiment is a preparation that is added to food, typically after cooking, to impart a specific flavor, to enhance the flavor, or to complement the dish. A table condiment or table sauce is more specifically a condiment that is served separat ...

* Clam liquor – a liquid extracted during cooking and opening of clams. Undiluted it is called clam broth. * ** White clam pie – a pizza variety * Clam soup – a soup prepared using clams as a main ingredient **

Clam chowder Clam chowder is any of several chowder soups in American cuisine containing clams. In addition to clams, common ingredients include diced potatoes, salt pork, and onions. Other vegetables are not typically used. It is believed that clams were ...

– a well-known

chowder Chowder is a thick soup prepared with milk or cream, a roux, and seafood or vegetables. Oyster crackers or saltines may accompany chowders as a side item, and cracker pieces may be dropped atop the dish. New England clam chowder is typically ...

soup ** Jaecheop-guk – a clear Korean soup made with small freshwater clams * '' Fabes con almejas'' – a clam and bean stew that originated in the principality of

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in the 19th century as

peasant A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord. In Europe, three classes of peasant ...

fare. It is a lighter variation of Asturian ''fabada'' whose primary ingredients are

sausage A sausage is a type of meat product usually made from ground meat—often pork, beef, or poultry—along with salt, spices and other flavourings. Other ingredients, such as grains or breadcrumbs may be included as fillers or extenders. ...

, beans and

pork Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE. Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; ...

. * *

New England clam bake 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 ingredien ...

– also simply called a "clam bake" * Clams oreganata – an Italian American seafood dish served most commonly as an appetizer *

Clam sauce Clam sauce (Italian “alle vongole”) is a topping for pasta, usually linguine. The two most popular varieties are white, usually featuring minced clams, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice or white wine, and parsley, or red, usually a thin tomato sa ...

– used as a topping for pasta * * File:Clam cake.jpg, A clam cake File:Curry clam pie.jpg, A clam pie prepared with curry spices File:Clams and noodles in a clam sauce.jpg, Clams and noodles in a

clam sauce Clam sauce (Italian “alle vongole”) is a topping for pasta, usually linguine. The two most popular varieties are white, usually featuring minced clams, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice or white wine, and parsley, or red, usually a thin tomato sa ...

File:Fried clams Woodman's of Essex, Massachusetts.jpg, Fried clams with other foods File:Korean clam soup-Jaecheopguk-01.jpg, Jaecheop-guk

Beverages

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– a cocktail created and primarily consumed in Canada. It typically contains

vodka Vodka ( pl, wódka , russian: водка , sv, vodka ) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage. Different varieties originated in Poland, Russia, and Sweden. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impuriti ...

, a caesar mix (a blend of tomato juice and

clam broth Clam juice is a broth derived from steamed clams, which can be drunk on its own or used as an ingredient in various dishes and beverages. Preparation Clam juice is typically prepared from the liquid obtained from steamed clams. Clam juice may be ...

hot sauce Hot sauce is a type of condiment, seasoning, or salsa made from chili peppers and other ingredients. Many commercial varieties of mass-produced hot sauce exist. History Humans have used chili peppers and other hot spices for thousands of ye ...

, and Worcestershire sauce, and is served with ice in a large,

celery salt Celery salt is a seasoned salt used to flavour food. The primary ingredient is table salt and the flavouring agent is ground seeds from celery or its relative lovage. It is also sometimes produced using dried celery or seed oleoresin. Additives C ...

- rimmed glass, typically garnished with a stalk of celery and wedge of lime. *

Clamato Clamato is a commercial drink made of reconstituted tomato juice concentrate and sugar, which is flavored with spices, dried clam broth and MSG. Made by Mott's, the name is a portmanteau of ''clam'' and ''tomato''. It is also referred to col ...

– a commercial drink made of reconstituted tomato juice concentrate, flavored with spices and clam broth

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Clam Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two shel ...

Clam dishes Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. Clams have two shel ...

Clam dishes

Beverages

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