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Happy National Deep Fried Clams Day! Yay or Nay? (Original Post)
Floyd R. Turbo
Nov 2018
OP
muntrv
(14,505 posts)1. Yay. Wasn't Howard Johnson's famous for fried clams?
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)2. I do believe you are right!
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)4. Tendersweet fried clams
with no stomachs. The best.
Cirque du So-What
(25,988 posts)5. I discovered this fact
from an unlikely source: Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention's Billy the Mountain.
Docreed2003
(16,878 posts)14. Fried clam strips...yes
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)3. Yay, yay, yay
5 Island lobster pound Georgetown Maine. Best ever
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)6. I live in New England where they are big on the soft-shell clams.
I don't really like them - it's a texture thing. The soft bellies and long necks kind of bum me out. However I love steamed littleneck (hardshell) clams dipped in lemon butter.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)10. 😋
Cirque du So-What
(25,988 posts)7. Yeeaahh buddy!
Consume mass quantities!
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)11. 😋
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)8. Try them at Starfish
in Cortex, FL. Sit outside and watch the white pelicans in winter.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)12. 😋
Polly Hennessey
(6,807 posts)13. Anything clams is a yay 😀.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)16. 😋
Docreed2003
(16,878 posts)15. Yes yes yes
A better question would be strips or whole belly clams?? (I love both)
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)17. Me too! 😋
IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)18. No thanks. You can have mine.
I'm not a big fan of seafood or fried things.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)20. Thank you! 😋
Fla Dem
(23,765 posts)19. Not real fried clams unless they have the bellies.
Fried clam strips are like eating fried calamari. You need the juicy bellies to get the whole experience.