Chowder is different from soup because chowder is made using thicker and chunkier ingredients than soup is.
Chowder is also a thicker type of soup and has the chunky ingredients while soup is made thinner and with no or less chunky ingredients.
Chowder is more like stew than regular soups.
Chowder is called Chowder because the word Chowder is the Latin word for calderia, which originally meant a place for warming things which then later meant a cooking pot.
Vegetables or fish were stewed in a cauldron and thus became known as chowder in English-speaking nations, a corruption of the name of the pot or kettle in which they were cooked.
That's where Chowder got it's name.
Homemade Clam Chowder contains around 13 grams of carbs and 230 calories per serving.
The amount of protein that is in a bowl of clam chowder is around 8 grams to 10 grams of protein depending on the size of bowl you have with the clam chowder.
The average size bowl of clam chowder contains 8 to 10 grams of Protein so clam chowder is a pretty source of protein and it's also low in calories which makes the clam chowder good for weight loss too.
You can eat the whole clam after cooking it.
The entire part of the clam is edible and you can eat all parts of the inside of the clam and even the gross parts.
Not everyone eats all parts of the clam but the entire clam is edible if you wan tot eat it and some people who are served clams eat all the gross parts as well without even realizing it.
Cleaning fried clams is pretty easy and all you need to do is put the clams in a large bowl and rinse them several times with cold water to wash away the grit and sand on their shells.
Then after you do that cover the clams with fresh cold water and let them sit for 20 minutes so that they can expunge any excess grit in their siphons.
Shucking clams is pretty easy and all you need to do is Insert the knife where the two clam shells meet opposite the hinge, then twist the knife and pry open.
After you open the clam then run the knife along the inside of the shell to cut the abductor muscle and release the clam.
To shuck clams you'll need a sturdy knife that has a thin blade and a rounded edge to it.
Do not use a paring knife as it won't work properly to shuck the clams and could be more dangerous.
A 3 oz or 3 ounce serving of clams is 12 clams.
12 clams equal to 3 ounces of clams for a 3 ounce serving and those 12 medium sized clams contain 125 calories which is not all that much.
Some types of clams may weigh slightly more or less than others but the average clams have 12 clams in 3 oz.
Little Neck Clams cost around $0.62 each or about $31.00 before tax for 50 Little Neck Clams.
Little Neck Clams cost around $0.62 cents each and there are around 50 Little Neck Clams in a purchase of Little Neck Clams.
So to buy 50 Little Neck Clams it can cost $31.00 for 50 Little Neck Clams.
The cost of the Little Neck Clams can vary from location to location and who you buy them from but they are not very expensive although they are not cheap either.
When eating clams you do eat the whole clam if you want too.
There's no rule that says you have to eat every bit of the clam but most people do eat the whole entire clam.
However some people are grossed out by some parts of the clam and then they do not eat those gross parts of the clam which is okay.
Only eat the parts of the clam that you like to eat and throw the rest of the clam out if you don't want to eat the entire clam.
There are 8 to 12 shucked clams in one pound of clams depending on the species of the clams as some clams weigh more than others even when shucked.
Each lb of shucked clams serves between 2 to 3 people.
A bushel of clams weighs about 50 to 60 lbs depending on the species of clams in the bushel of clams.
A bushel of soft shell clams weighs around 50 lbs while a bushel of hard shell clams weighs around 60 lbs and there are 4 pecks of clams in a bushel.
When steaming clams you can steam as many clams at once as you can fit into the pot.
I usually steam about 1 lb of clams at one time unless I am serving more people then I steam as many clams as I need at once.
If you are needing to steam a lot of clams for a party, gathering etc then you can steam them all at once using more pots on the stove.
Don't overfill the pot with the clams but allow some room for them to move around while steaming them.
I fill the pot to about halfway with the clams and then fill the rest of the pot to near full with water.
However you don't want the water to boil over in the pot when steaming the clams so don't fill the pot completely with water.
Just add enough water to cover the clams and then allow them to steam after bringing the pot to a boil then turn the pot down so that it's not boiling.