All clams should have an ocean-fresh aroma, and closed shells. Give any open-shelled clams a tap, and if they don't shut, discard the clam (soft-shelled clams will stay slightly open; thanks to ...

Like mussels and oysters, clams are sold live, with tightly closed shells to guarantee freshness. Avoid any clams that have broken or cracked shells. Refrigerate live clams, covered with a moist ...

You can check if a clam is still alive by gently shaking the clam and looking out for open-and-close shell movements. When ...

The geoduck (Panopea abrupta), called the elephant trunk clam in Chinese, is a large bivalve characterized by a body encased by two shells and a long neck called a siphon.

Check out this simple primer to help decide which shell to crack open and which to leave closed. First of all, for those of you who are weak of stomach, the edible part of a clam is mostly muscles ...

There is the steamer clam, beloved son of New England, also known as the soft-shell clam. It is excellent steamed and served with drawn butter, or when fried. There are surf clams, good for ...

Its shell can end up several feet down, with only its neck poking up into the water. Called siphons, these necks, double-barreled like a shotgun, dimple the sand like rows of wheat.