What did you eat Wednesday, April 24, 2024?

[dragnlaw]

Here taxy, maybe these will help you visualize them. These are all the same clam - different views

inside

outside

closed up

closed side showing hinge end

side view

.top view

 

[msmofet]

Here's a pic of the tiny clam shells with a fork for comparison.
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Those are called cockles here. I like to make linguine with white clam sauce with them.

 

[taxlady]

I don't think those are actually cockles. The ones that dragn showed don't seem to have ribs on the shells. According to Wikipedia, many small bivalves that look like cockles are locally called cockles. All the pictures of cockles on Wikipedia show ribs on the outside of the cockle shells.

 

[medtran49]

LOL, medtran, I'm not going to split hairs on 1 oz of the fettuccine for a recipe. I just split it in two. 1 oz would not make a meal I could eat later.

Didn't mean that you should. I was simply sharing that 6 ounces or so made 2 meals with some leftover. I actually threw the extra away.

 

[dragnlaw]

medtran, what would you and Craig call those clams?
I don't care about their "official" name, local names are good enough for me.
Yes, I understand 'cockles' have vertical as well as horizontal ribs, but I only really think of maybe 3 /4 categories. Oysters, Clams, Mussels. I guess to me cockles always just came under the Clams have thick shells, I category as their shells were similar in thickness. Oysters have "shaggy" shells. Mussels have oval, much thinner shells.

taxy, I believe 'cockles' are more common and popular in the British Isles rather than here. I don't think I've ever seen them at a fish mongers.
Going even further, .... both cockles and clams have a foot.

I guess anything further on this dinner thread about the bi-valves will have to be in another thread...

 

[Jade Emperor]

Those are called cockles here. I like to make linguine with white clam sauce with them.

Exactly what I was going to say!

 

[medtran49]

medtran, what would you and Craig call those clams?
I don't care about their "official" name, local names are good enough for me.
Yes, I understand 'cockles' have vertical as well as horizontal ribs, but I only really think of maybe 3 /4 categories. Oysters, Clams, Mussels. I guess to me cockles always just came under the Clams have thick shells, I category as their shells were similar in thickness. Oysters have "shaggy" shells. Mussels have oval, much thinner shells.

taxy, I believe 'cockles' are more common and popular in the British Isles rather than here. I don't think I've ever seen them at a fish mongers.
Going even further, .... both cockles and clams have a foot.

I guess anything further on this dinner thread about the bi-valves will have to be in another thread...

We've had or seen them at least once, but I can't remember what they were called. Craig said some variety of soft shell steamer/Ipswich type clam.

 

[dragnlaw]

Good enough for me! Clams they be!

 

[medtran49]

Good enough for me! Clams they be!

We've had or seen them at least once, but I can't remember what they were called.

I looked back at old posts and remembered where we had them, a Vietnamese place.

TGIF Dinner?? 2/21

Leftovers ! Rice,Beef & Potatoes are new, tho' ...........

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The White Hard Clam (Meretrix lyrata) is an edible saltwater clam. A marine bivalve mollusk. They grow naturally and develop well on the sand around the coastline of Vietnam in the Pacific Ocean.

White Hard Clams - VIMA Foods

The White Hard Clam (Meretrix lyrata) is an edible saltwater clam. A marine bivalve mollusk. They grow naturally and develop well on the sand around the coastline of Vietnam in the Pacific Ocean. When cooked, they have a soft and juicy texture and a unique flavor. They should be cooked very...

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[caseydog]

There are so many names for seafoods around the US, and around the world. I regularly have to do a web search on fishies and other sea creatures, to discover, "Oh, that's a..."

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