Soft-shell clams (American English) or Sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name Mya arenaria, popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams", are a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae.

2008年9月30日 · Although their shells are comparatively thin and brittle, there’s a bigger difference between soft shell and hard shell clams…All clams feed by filtering sea water through a siphon. In hard shell clams, this siphon is relatively small …

2023年11月13日 · Steamers are also known as soft-shells, and as that name implies, these clams have a brittle exterior, leaving shell crumbs behind in the mud of the Northeast, where they grow. The mud's level of acidity changes the color of their shell: for more flavor, look for darker shells.

2024年2月20日 · Soft shell clams are, as the name suggests, clams with softer shells. These shells aren't malleable or squishy, instead, they are thin and brittle. Soft-shell clams are sometimes called...

2024年5月30日 · Here's how to make soft shell steamed clams, otherwise known as steamers, a specialty of New England. These steamed clams are fun to eat and taste delicious.

Either steamed, fried, or in a chowder, the soft shell clams are sure to please. We at Atlantic Aqua Farms source our Maine soft-shell cams through the same Beals Island fishery that has fished the very same flats for three generations.

Soft-shell clams (American English) or sand gaper (British English/Europe), scientific name Mya arenaria, popularly called "steamers", "softshells", "piss clams", "Ipswich clams", or "Essex clams" are a species of edible saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Myidae.