Seafood experts compare these popular bivalves and explain whether you can substitute one for the other.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. fresh clams displayed - Digipub/Getty Images Overshadowed by foodstuffs like tuna, sea urchins, and oysters, clams aren't often ...

Check out this simple primer to help decide which shell to crack open and which to leave closed. First of all, for those of you who are weak of stomach, the edible part of a clam is mostly muscles ...

Stuffed quahogs, also known as “stuffies,” are one of the signature dishes of Rhode Island. They’re large hard-shell clams, stuffed with peppers, bread crumbs, cheese and herbs. It’s the perfect ...

Fresh clams are a flavor-packed and nutritious shellfish delight. However, before you tuck into a clamshell-loaded seafood stew or a fragrant plate of steamed clams, you may wonder if you can eat the ...

It’s my second day at the Tucson Gem Show and I’m standing in front of the Expo Center, examining the fossilized shell of the world’s largest giant killer clam. It’s gray-white and smooth, with a lip ...

Oysters get all the glory, and I understand that. I can rhapsodize about this oyster’s salinity, that oyster’s minerality, the depth of the cup, the sheen of the mantle. But give me a clam any day. Do ...

Learn how to clean fresh clams and pick the best ones for classic dishes, including linguine with clams and clam chowder. Learning how to clean clams before cooking—steamed garlic-butter clams, anyone ...