Coastal Clam Bake Pot
$64 play money
Clams, lobster, corn and potatoes steamed in one pot. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $64 in play money, which puts it in the Premium tier ($60 to $249). It is a dish worth saving some budget for.
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Key facts
- Cuisine
- American
- Menu section
- American
- Price tier
- Premium ($60 to $249)
- Play-money price
- $64
- Main ingredients
- clams, lobster, corn, potatoes, sausage
- How it is served
- A large pot tipped onto paper showing clams, lobster, corn cobs and potatoes
History, tradition and origin
Shellfish gathered at low tide were among the first seafoods people ate. Clam bakes on the beach are a tradition in the northeastern United States, pots of mussels with fries are a national dish in Belgium, and octopus is dried in the sun and grilled around the Mediterranean. Chowder grew out of the one-pot stews of fishing crews.
Food economy and industry
Mussels and clams are farmed on ropes and in beds, and need no feed because they filter their own food from the water. Scallops are dredged or, at higher prices, gathered by divers. Octopus is still caught wild, mostly in pots and traps off North Africa, Spain and East Asia, and demand has pushed prices up sharply.
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