Clam chowder should be toothy and flavorful ... but they don't hold up as well structurally in soup. In a similar vein, manila clams of the West Coast are small and sweet, a great fit for serving ...

Think linguine tossed with juicy Manila clams and garlic butter sauce. This clam pasta is great for dinner and takes only 20 mins. This Manhattan clam chowder is clams simmered with bacon ...

Seaweed brings a subtle salinity to this mussel, clam, and cod–based chowder. Source dried kelp or kombu in the international foods aisle at your local grocery store, or find it online.

I have written a few recipes for chowder in my time and as I’m not in the clam capital of the world I have made this with some white fish as well, as otherwise it takes a lot of clams.