clams

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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

She said they eat a mixture of food such as clams and mussels and crustaceans, so there would plenty of food around the Scottish coast.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Matijevich prefers using fresh clams, which are added after the carrots, celery and leeks have been sautéed.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Sea slugs, corals, clams and sponges may not get as much of the spotlight as blue whales or sharks, but these curious creatures come with a host of unique, hard-to-believe abilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

It was thick with leeks, carrots, barley, and turnips white and yellow, along with clams and chunks of cod and crabmeat, swimming in a stock of heavy cream and butter.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin