But as it turns out, a foot is just one of the many bizarre features you'll find inside a clam. Like oysters and mussels, clams are bivalves, a kind of mollusk that's encased in a shell made of ...

There's always a risk in consuming raw seafood including clams, but rest assured, you can take certain precautions and keep ...

Cooking with clams is a great way to add a distinctive taste of the sea to your next dish. They are rich and briny and packed ...

Scrub clams thoroughly. In a large bowl, submerge scrubbed clams in salted water so they expunge dirt from inside their shells, at least 10 minutes. Drain clams and rinse. Heat a heavy ...

Popular species of clam include: American hard shell clams – large clams with a thick, heavy shell Palourdes (also known as Manilla clams) – clams with a pretty, marbled shell that are ...

A new study reveals that clams called heart cockles -– so-named because of their heart-shaped shells -- have unique structures in ... beneficial relationship with microscopic algae that live inside ...

Cool the clams then remove the meat from the shells. Break the shells in half at the hinge then pat them dry with paper towels. Pack the mixture into the clam shells, mounding it slightly over the ...