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chowder

[chau-der] / ˈtʃaʊ dər /


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One of them had worked in the restaurant for more than a decade, and was the second person ever to make Kuchinsky’s conch chowder and fritter batter for customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

"This is why we eat clam chowder and we don't eat brachiopod chowder," Sperling said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

That includes mashed potatoes, chicken pot pie and casserole, or big pots of soup, chowder, gumbo and jambalaya.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026

A serving of a Boston-centric alternative, canned clam chowder, would bump the meal up to $3.64.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

His missus sipped Jenny’s chowder, shuddered at the taste, and reached for her mug of small beer.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

A taste of New England in West Hollywood, it quickly became known for fried clams and chowders harkening to Cimarusti’s Rhode Island childhood and plump lobster rolls filled with never-frozen lobster.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Heartier soups and chowders may offer the same increase in concern.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2023

Restaurants and home cooks are filling hollowed-out, crusty round vessels with hot stews and chowders.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

The clam itself is a staple of clam chowders and in 1987, the Rhode Island Legislature designated the quahog the official “Rhode Island State Shell.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

The large clams are better for chowders than for stews and broth.

From Fifty Soups by Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson) Murrey


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