Steamed Clams
$21 play money
Small clams steamed with garlic until they pop open. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $21 in play money, which puts it in the Everyday tier ($15 to $59). It is part of the everyday core of the menu.
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Key facts
- Cuisine
- International
- Menu section
- Seafood & Sushi
- Price tier
- Everyday ($15 to $59)
- Play-money price
- $21
- Main ingredients
- clams, garlic, white wine, butter
- How it is served
- A wide bowl of small open clams in clear garlic broth with chopped parsley
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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