Clam Chowder

[Terry]

As far as I'm concerned, New England clam chowder is the only clam chowder. The other stuff is just too weird. I like most any sea food there is. Clams, scallops are my favorites. Steamed clams or mussels are to die for!

 

[bill2ski]

Chowder, in all it's various concoctions, corn. clam, fish.... can, IMHO, only be "New England" style. All other so-called chowders lack a creamy sauce made popular in traditional cooking of colonial era New England. The salt dried fish was re hydrated by soaking it in fresh water overnight, leaving a somewhat rubbery strong flavored flake. Cream and potatoes, serve to more evenly distribute the "fishy" flavor throughout the batch, and assist in reducing the salt to a palatable level.
My personal favorite's are Corned Hake Chowder and Finninhaddie ( split, brine cured smoked haddock) in cream sauce. Oh Yea ! Don't forget Linguine and Clams with White sauce.

 

[ckofer]

uke: The crackers are the tastiest thing in all three of those pictures...

Have you tried these:

 

[ChileMass]

My parent's generation used to put Clamato in Bloody Marys - yuck.

Rhode Island chowder tastes weird and watery.
Tomato-ey Manhattan chowder overwhelms the taste of the clams.
NE chowder is the stuff......Legal Seafoods chowder rules.......

 

[ckofer]

The New England clam chowder is very good at the Three Chimneys Inn in Durham NH too.

 

[bvibert]

Have you tried these:

Ummmm.... NO!

 

[skibum1321]

No contest here... New England

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

As far as I'm concerned, New England clam chowder is the only clam chowder.

 

[Marc]

My parent's generation used to put Clamato in Bloody Marys - yuck.

Rhode Island chowder tastes weird and watery.
Tomato-ey Manhattan chowder overwhelms the taste of the clams.
NE chowder is the stuff......Legal Seafoods chowder rules.......

Legal Seafoods supplied all the chowder for the riders at the Pan Mass Challenge this year.


That kicked ass. I musta ate 20 cups of the stuff between the Saturday and Sunday of the ride.

 

[from_the_NEK]

I actually have to agree with Brian on this one (even though I love the smell of coffee!). Then again, I will on occasion eat fried clam strips (not whole bellies! uke with tartar sauce. Maybe some tuna once in a while, too. We're just not fish people.


I can tell you this much... Brian doesn't like peppers, onions, mushrooms, garlic,... I think there's more. I'm a picky eater, but I'm not that picky! I've been known to practically puree peppers and onions in chili so he won't pick them out. But he's getting better.

What does Brian eat, white bread only? He's missing out on so many great flavor options :smash:

 

[from_the_NEK]

All this tastey Chowder talk at lunchtime has me starving. Time to go eat rather than read about it... A big bowl of Classic NE Clam Chowda would be really good right about now.

Homemade is the best but Snow's Clam Chowder is also good since the name reminds me of snow. :grin:

 

[bvibert]

What does Brian eat, white bread only? He's missing out on so many great flavor options :smash:

Nah, white bread is no good, too much processed crap and like no good stuff...

 

[smitty77]

Without question New England style with those crackers made from Westminster Crackers. The Sole Proprietor in Worcester used to make a kickin' bowl of the stuff. Haven't been in a few years though.

Smitty