Do you like clamato juice? (lighter topic)

[quinnox]

I bought some "clamato" juice recently, its...different. It is basically tomato juice with spices, and a hint of clam juice. I haven't decided if I like it or not.

[1000words]

1. Vile concoction

[quinnox]

12. I understand that reaction

it is definitely different.

[1000words]

13. It's the clam juice.

One either likes it, or not. Very little middle ground, imo.

[quinnox]

17. Heh, have you ever had an anchovie straight from the can?

Now THAT is an experience!! I dared my friend to do it after I did it, but he refused.

[OnyxCollie]

27. I eat a tin of anchovies and a tin of smoked oysters (with red pepper) for breakfast every day.

Mmm mmm. That's good eatin'

[quinnox]

28. wow. I had trouble just downing around 3 of those anchovies, each time I had to catch my breath and

ready myself for the next one.

[OnyxCollie]

36. I don't make friends with them.

Chew a couple times and then swallow.

I'll start with the mild red pepper and then switch back and forth between the anchovies and the oysters.

The oysters are bland and the anchovies are salty, so they cancel each other out.

I started eating these as a part of the Perricone diet, and I actually developed a craving for them. Plus, eating fish early in the day makes you feel less hungry throughout the day.

I lost 25 pounds in about six months eating them, and I've kept the weight off for over two years.

There's a lot of sodium in the anchovies, so I wouldn't recommend them to everyone.

[1000words]

39. Oh, hell no.

The thought alone does not sit well.

[Tikki]

2. I do….

But rarely remember to buy it...


Tikki

[NCTraveler]

3. Can't drink the stuff. Don't like the taste or smell.

I do love tomato juice with wostershire, celery salt, pepper, green olives, celery, and Vodka. If you can get the taste for it, go with it. Full of good stuff.

[tularetom]

4. It's pretty good mixed 50-50 with a can of beer

It tastes like crap though, if you mix it with dark beer, so the best mixer is a can of run of the brewery cheap American swill like Coors or Budweiser.

[PoliticAverse]

5. There are plenty of foods to like so you can exclude the ones you don't know. n/t

[B2G]

6. V-8 or nothing!!

[Berlum]

7. You say clamAYtoe. I say clamAHtoe.

[geardaddy]

8. It's good in a bloody mary.

or to use in Manhattan clam chowder.

[BeeBee]

14. Yes! I use it to make Bloody Marys. n/t

[quinnox]

15. It sounds like it is often used as a drink mixer. I didn't know that

[geardaddy]

16. Yep, I've never had it any other way.

[TacoD]

43. I believe a bloody mary with Clamato is called a "Caesar" and is popular in Canada. (nt)

[geardaddy]

46. I did not know that.

Thanks!

[laundry_queen]

62. Yep and yum!

Totally craving one now. Love Caesars. Beer and clamato are great in the summer too!

[Faygo Kid]

54. Yep, great Bloody Mary base

Tasty. Spice it up.

[bravenak]

9. Yes, strangely enough i do.

I thought about clamato the other day watching novellas. I hate V8, but clamato is a beverage that i have aquired a taste for. If you ever hang out with Mexicans you'll notice that they usually keep some around. Thats how i got started, a girl named Valedia told me it woukd help me get better at spanish. It may have worked.

[SamKnause]

10. I have never tried it because I do not like clams.

[quinnox]

11. I'm not a person who likes clams either, or other seafood like lobster or crab, but I don't really

taste the clams in it. Or at least, it is camouflaged enough.

[grasswire]

18. clamouflaged? nt

[quinnox]

20. lol, stop! Just stop! clamahto and now clamouflaged!

[SamKnause]

19. Not a fan of lobster, shrimp, scallops, clams, or oysters either.

I do like salmon, cod, perch, whiting, and tuna.

I may like it in a Bloody Mary.

[grasswire]

21. ugh

Clam juice is disgusting too.

V-8 is delicious.

[Glassunion]

22. There are some who would insist that this be the only e-cig flavor available.

I actually do kind of like it, but wont go out of my way to drink it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

23. Good with beer. n/t

[Gidney N Cloyd]

24. Great, here come the clamatobots...

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[JHB]

29. That's sure to draw their mortal enemies, the Starfishticons!

Will the great Bivalve-Echinoderm War ever end?

[hlthe2b]

25. Add enough hot sauce, a celery stick and considerable vodka...

it might be a passable Bloody Mary...

[SidDithers]

26. With vodka, it's called a Bloody Caesar...

put worcestershire and tobasco, salt and pepper over ice.

Great with Sunday brunch in the summer.

It's much more popular in Canada, than in the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_(cocktail)

Sid

[Tripper11]

42. When I lived in Seattle.....

Various restaurants I would go into at first I would ask for a Caesar(the drink) and they would bring me a salad.
Realizing my dilemma I began clarifying my order. It was very rare that I would find a place that made them.
The Keg did, but being a Canadian company, it was kind of their obligation.
There was another seafood place we used to go to a few years back in South Centre that has since closed that used to make them as well.

I really like them because I find it a nice refreshing, almost light drink with a wonderful kick!

[OnyxCollie]

30. If it had sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup,

I'd use it in my Bloody Marys.

[Zorra]

31. Clamato and beer is a popular drink among the Mexican

folks who frequent the cantina near my house in Mexico.

Beer and Clamato is simply called a "Clamato", often served with salt, lime, and tabasco.

[Kali]

41. good in Mexican

coctel de camarones, tambien! sabor!

[hunter]

32. With cheap vodka and Tapatio hot sauce.

Sadly, alcohol doesn't play well with my current meds.

But I like Clamato straight too, or as a quick stew ingredient. (It gives a meaty flavor to beans and greens.)

[Aerows]

33. No, but I do like V8 Low sodium

It's deliciously refreshing

[Capt. Obvious]

34. Stop trying to distract from Benghazi

[Auntie Bush]

35. No, I hate clams!

Can't stand even a hint of clam juice. I'll stick to V-8 juice thank you!

[Nuclear Unicorn]

37. I can't stand it straight but it makes for the best Bloody Mary mix ever. nt

Season salt rim the glass, add your usual Bloody Mary seasonings and a pickled asparagus spear.

[Madam Mossfern]

38. What is the purpose of clam juice?

What is it anyway.
How do they get it?
Do they put clams in a juicer or is it just the sea water from the inside of clams?

Is there any nutritional value?
Why would anyone want to ruin perfectly good tomato juice?

[Glassunion]

51. Clam juice is awesome.

I would not recommend drinking it straight, but is serves many uses.

But I'll answer your questions first...

What is it? - It is the liquid (water) from inside of the clam.
How do they get it? - Depends. Some will strain the liquid from fresh, raw shucked clams, while others cook the clam until it opens and then strain the juice. They do not put the clams in a juicer.

Yes, there is nutritional value. But not all that good. It is mostly sodium (about 100mg per tbsp), then protein and iron are lower on the list.

Now to the big question... What is the purpose of clam juice?
It is great in libations.
For example: Low Tide Martini, La Brea Tar Pit, Bloody Mary, or an Acapulco Clam Digger.

Food.
It can be used as a seasoning in place of salt, if you are looking for a hint of a brine flavor.
It can also be used in place of seafood stock in soups. In fact, (IMHO) clam chowder, or any shellfish bisque cannot be made without it.
My recipe for straight up steamers is quite simple, but requires clam juice. Otherwise the flavors are not there. I take chopped shallot along with minced garlic and lightly saute them in EV olive oil, then deglaze with a 50/50 mix of white wine and clam juice. Add the clams (scrubbed clean), and wait for them to just start to open, it then add a lot of butter and let it melt down while the clams are opening. Finish with a splash of white wine and chopped basil. I recommend enjoying with a good toasted garlic bread for soaking up the broth.

Woo science claims it can cure hangovers, digestive issues, headaches, and IIRC one doctor in the late 1800's used it as a therapy to cure delirium in a patient.

[Madam Mossfern]

53. OK

I will try it in a Bloody Mary, and go on from there.

[Glassunion]

55. Just a splash.

Little goes a long way.

[Warren DeMontague]

40. I'm brave

but not THAT brave.

[NV Whino]

44. I like it, but

Read the label. There's some nasty stuff in it.

[Liberal Veteran]

45. No thank you. But I'll be first in line when they start making Liverprune.

[rudolph the red]

47. Yuck the whole clam juice thing seems bad to me.

[badtoworse]

48. It makes a good Bloody Mary

[bigwillq]

49. No

[Jesus Malverde]

50. With all the e-threads I thought this was about tomacco

[DiverDave]

52. GAG

No.

[idendoit]

56. I pour mine over broccoli for breakfast.

[Raine1967]

57. I do, and it's not what it used to be.

It was something that was always in the house as a kid. Das HATED when we took a sip without his permission.

that was the 70's till the early 80's.

I decided to buy a bottle about 3 three ago. Not as much clam juice or tomato juice... but I still like it. between this and V-* these are my go drinks for Sunday morning breakfast.

It's a strange drink, but I love it.

[pipi_k]

58. As a New Englander...

I view this as being on equal footing with that abomination called "Manhattan Clam Chowder".




No clam should ever be anywhere near a tomato.


Clam chowder...flour and butter and cream and some other ingredients

Whole belly fried clams...tartar sauce


that's it.

[LWolf]

64. Off-topic but very slightly related thought...

I had the tv going while I was doing chores this week; it was on the cooking channel, which is an odd choice for me since I don't much like cooking, but there you go. It was a "throwdown with Bobby Flay" segment somewhere on the east coast about lobster club sandwiches. A whole 30 minutes which left me thinking, "I wouldn't eat either of those."

Why? Because they both dressed the lobster with mayo.

I despise mayo. Mayo touches nothing that passes my lips. I don't use it to make anything. It can't be found in my home. Why would anyone ruin lobster with mayo? Rhetorical question...whatever the answer is, I don't really want to know.

So...clams? I'm a left-coaster. I like clam chowder, just the way you describe. I like fried clams, too...but no tartar sauce. Throwing some pickles, onions, and seasonings into mayo doesn't make it NOT mayo.

"Manhattan Clam Chowder?" Tried it. Didn't hate it, but didn't have it again. Given a choice, it's New England Clam Chowder by a mile.

[blueamy66]

59. I crave it!

nt

[GoCubsGo]

61. I've never had it.

I'm told it's really good for Bloody Marys.

[LWolf]

63. No.

I don't like much juice of any kind, with the exception of lemon juice in other things.

I like whole fruit and veggies.

[Lizzie Poppet]

65. Ewww!