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Razor Clams

This page first published: Sep 4, 2004 · Updated: Jun 7, 2018 · by CooksInfo. Copyright © 2021 · This web site may contain affiliate links · This web site generates income via ads · Information on this site is copyrighted. Taking whole pages for your website is theft and will be DCMA'd. See re-use information.
Razor Clams are Pacific clams that don’t look anything like other clams do: they are actually long and narrow, and the shells look like the straight razors that barbers use. The shells are also very sharp. Their shape allows the creatures to burrow into sand quickly.

The name is sometimes applied to clams with sharp shells that are long but also wide, such as found off the coast of Oregon.

Traditionally, they have not been popular in North American restaurants, because the actually clam inside looks like a large, thick, white worm or maggot. They are popular, though, in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai cooking, as well as in Italian food, particularly Venetian.

Cooking Tips

When harvesting, be careful as the soft shells break easily, exposing more sharp edges.

Usually steamed.

Literature & Lore

Called “finger oysters” in Australia; “stickbait” in South Africa.

Sources

Fabricant, Florence. A Skinny Clam That’s Big With Chefs. New York Times. 15 February 2011.

Tagged With: Pacific Clams, Soft Shell Clams

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