Popular species of clam include: American hard shell clams – large clams with a thick, heavy shell Palourdes (also known as Manilla clams) – clams with a pretty, marbled shell that are ...

Like oysters and mussels, clams are bivalves, a kind of mollusk that's encased in a shell made of two valves, or hinging parts. And that shell comes in all different sizes. There are small clams ...

Razor clams - also called bamboo clams - have sweet, tender meat. In this dish, they're grilled with butter and a little fish sauce, then topped with uni and dried fish roe, which changes the dish ...

Cool the clams then remove the meat from the shells. Break the shells in half at the hinge then pat them dry with paper towels. Pack the mixture into the clam shells, mounding it slightly over the ...