tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post3635249762809809020..comments2023-12-03T08:13:24.652-08:00Comments on Fat of the Land: Horsing Around: Clam and Corn ChowderLangdon Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-56081098332848979762011-08-07T07:03:55.879-07:002011-08-07T07:03:55.879-07:00Former New Englander myself, currently living in V...Former New Englander myself, currently living in Virginia Beach. I have to agree with you, with all the great seafood around here, no good clam shacks. The Hatteras clam chowder isn't even a creamy soup.<br />I always make sure I get a lobster roll and some fried clams when I go visit my parents.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960671530086134897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-29448883342972062232011-07-31T12:21:49.251-07:002011-07-31T12:21:49.251-07:00Carter - We wouldn't want to offend the sensib...Carter - We wouldn't want to offend the sensibilities of those "real New Englanders" now, would we...Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-29791744288158754372011-07-29T10:49:23.599-07:002011-07-29T10:49:23.599-07:00Real New Englanders use salt pork, not bacon. They...Real New Englanders use salt pork, not bacon. They reduce not thicken with flour. If you must thicken use instant mashed potato.Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14095069163501216760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-3030860914521503362011-07-29T10:48:12.505-07:002011-07-29T10:48:12.505-07:00Real New Englanders don't use bacon, they use ...Real New Englanders don't use bacon, they use salt pork. And they don't thicken with flour either. If you must thicken rather that reduce, use instant mashed potato.Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14095069163501216760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-89110218236468979902011-07-16T20:27:12.217-07:002011-07-16T20:27:12.217-07:00Ross - Sounds like I should come to your house...
...Ross - Sounds like I should come to your house...<br /><br />AndrewM - Good points, all.<br /><br />Jill - Maybe so. I love a good salmon bake as much as the next PNWer. But with our wealth of shellfish it seems like we should be able to enjoy those too in a down home way.<br /><br />Emily - It's a simple chowder. Hope you like it.<br /><br />Neil - Maybe it's time to make some for the Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-51118674913756325912011-07-16T03:14:50.473-07:002011-07-16T03:14:50.473-07:00Clam chowder is awesome. Thanks for sharing this p...Clam chowder is awesome. Thanks for sharing this post as it has reminded me to get my wife to make some for us.Neil Butterfieldhttp://mineralifeonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-64961217695816668562011-07-15T08:26:53.640-07:002011-07-15T08:26:53.640-07:00Being a New Englander myself (originally from Verm...Being a New Englander myself (originally from Vermont) I can really appreciate good clam chowder now that I am also living on the west coast in Vancouver. You would think it would be easier to find since we are so close to the water! Thanks for the recipe I think I will definitely try it soon.Emilyhttp://urbanadventurer.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-86505787143589540242011-07-13T10:03:15.030-07:002011-07-13T10:03:15.030-07:00Sorry but just a different culture out here, so do...Sorry but just a different culture out here, so don't expect it to mimic the East Coast food scene. Growing up here for me it was about salmon bakes after my dad went deep-sea fishing, fresh boiled crab, and kippered salmon. Also the cold poached whole salmon at the Top of the Ocean Sunday brunch, oh my! You don't taste salmon like that much anymore with the decline of our local salmon jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558847401371871909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-29702216135227449522011-07-13T06:28:55.946-07:002011-07-13T06:28:55.946-07:00There isn't as much meat on a horse as a '...There isn't as much meat on a horse as a 'duck and they don't taste as sweet, but they're *far* more prolific, only buried half as deep. And you can screen for the big ones by the hole and/or siphon show. And you can harvest 7. And they occur higher on the beach...AndrewMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373428764180673188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-42279695172036055472011-07-07T17:07:17.033-07:002011-07-07T17:07:17.033-07:00Okay. Try Pacific Oyster in Bay City, Oregon. 515...Okay. Try Pacific Oyster in Bay City, Oregon. 5150 Oyster Drive<br />Bay City, OR 97053<br />(503) 377-2323. Call before you make the trip.Crab as good as you get at my house.<br /><br />On Chuckanut, the Oyster Bar is the best of the lot. At lunch. At dinner, it is much more upscale. The Web Locker in B'ham is also pretty good for fried fish or oysters. Ditto for the Conway Tavern. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-16688394627935550152011-07-07T13:19:11.622-07:002011-07-07T13:19:11.622-07:00Martha - I'll save some for you!
Kimberley - ...Martha - I'll save some for you!<br /><br />Kimberley - I don't think I have what it takes to run a restaurant. Huge props for those who do.<br /><br />Ross - I think I've been to Toby's and had the mussels. Nice place, but if I'm thinking of the right place it's not exactly a clam shack (as you say), more of a casual dining spot with some shellfish on the menu... Years Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-8369361273132888262011-07-07T11:26:08.606-07:002011-07-07T11:26:08.606-07:00Hi Lang, I agree with everything you said regardin...Hi Lang, I agree with everything you said regarding a lack of clam shacks (with oysters too!). Didn't Ivar's start out in that direction? <br />A question, what parts of the clam did you use and what parts did you target for exclusion, if any?John Adamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-31682976252769743392011-07-07T11:25:55.273-07:002011-07-07T11:25:55.273-07:00If you want a straight replay of the Clam Shack a...If you want a straight replay of the Clam Shack as described, you probably won't find it ( or them).<br /><br />Long gone, you used to be able to find small, informal, SEASONAL places about where you would expect:<br />Astoria, Ilwaco, Long Beach,South Bend, Grayland, Westport, Shelton, Olympia, LaConner, Anacortes, along Chuckanut Drive, and Coupeville.<br /><br />Still, in each of these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-21476176014503947462011-07-06T21:37:25.983-07:002011-07-06T21:37:25.983-07:00I really hope that someone proves you wrong about ...I really hope that someone proves you wrong about the lack of clam shacks on the West Coast. Perhaps opening a clam shack to end all clam shacks should be your next undertaking? I bet that many a displaced East Coaster would thank you. :)Kimberleyhttp://theyearinfood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-67933841686014634922011-07-06T20:52:52.380-07:002011-07-06T20:52:52.380-07:00Ummy! That chowder does look delectable.
All the...Ummy! That chowder does look delectable. <br /><br />All the clam shack talk has me pining for a trip to Long Beach Island, and some Jersey-style hospitality. <br /><br />What is UP with Puget Sound that it doesn't grok the need for an unpretentious shack? Boggles the mind ...Martha Silanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.com