Here is the weird part: you eat them with your hands. No forks needed.
Pick up a hot shell. Use your fingers. It feels primal.
Use one empty shell half as tongs. It is the world’s oldest utensil.
Pluck out the little meaty morsel. Dip it in butter. Pop it in your mouth.
It tastes like the ocean. It is chewy. It is briny. It is perfect.
The whole pot feeds two people. Or one hungry person who doesn’t share.
Quirky Facts to Sound Smart
Clams can live for over 100 years. You are eating a potential senior citizen.
One clam, named “Ming,” lived to be 507 years old. Scientists killed it by accident while opening it. Oops.
They have a foot. Yes, a muscular foot they use to dig. You eat that foot. It is the best part.
Steamers and littlenecks are the best for this easy method. Cherrystones are tougher. Don’t use them here.
