Happy National Clam Chowder Day! Manhattan or New England?😋

[Floyd R. Turbo]

[Prue]

1. New England all the way! n/t

[Floyd R. Turbo]

2. 😋

[jberryhill]

3. When was the last time anyone caught a clam off Manhattan?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. For me never! I have however caught

crabs there!

[jberryhill]

13. They often share habitat with the bearded clams

[rzemanfl]

29. Shame on you!

[jberryhill]

30. Now that's something I have had in Manhattan

And in New England.

[rzemanfl]

32. You can get shame almost anywhere. Crabs too. n/t

[PennyK]

21. Do Coney island or Long Island count?

My dad grew up in one and lived most of his life on the other, and i can tell you he went clamming MANY times. he had some pretty good recipes for clam fritters, baked clams...and Manhattan chowder!

[jberryhill]

22. That would be Long Island Chowder

lol

[Floyd R. Turbo]

23. 😋

[surrealAmerican]

5. What? - no option to vote for the yellow kind?

There exists a chowder with neither cream nor tomatoes - that has my vote.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

6. Yellow? And I thought red was blasphemy!

[sir pball]

12. Rhode Island style

Just clam/fish stock. It's pretty good.

[smirkymonkey]

40. I like Rhode Island style as well.

The thing I don't like about most NE style chowders is that they are too thick. Not thick w/ ingredients, but the put tons of flour in them to thicken them up and it's just like a big bowl of glop. It's disgusting.

I love NE Clam Chowder if it's homemade by me or by someone who really knows what they are doing and only uses the freshest, purest ingredients - NO FLOUR EVER!

[sir pball]

43. Flour is an abomination

Grew up in CT and I never had a flour-based one till I left the region. I do like my chowder rich, so I use heavy cream and reduce it down, but flour is a big old no.

[smirkymonkey]

44. Yes, reduction is the way to do it.

Thick w/ ingredients and a bit of cream, reduce until potatoes are soft and become part of the broth. Not entirely, just enough to give it a bit of heft. But I agree - no flour!

[sir pball]

45. Beer, though...beer is nice

Sometimes I'll take it a bit thicker than I want and then add a slug of good witbier (I usually use Allagash White, sticking with the NE theme)

[smirkymonkey]

46. Oh yes, that is a nice touch!

[CentralMass]

7. New England.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

24. 😋

[exboyfil]

8. Manhattan

But I like New England as well. Can't buy Manhattan style where I live. I occasionally purchase a case online.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

25. 😋

[Cirque du So-What]

9. New England

but I wouldn't turn down Manhattan if that's all there was.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

26. 😋

[gibraltar72]

10. Nengland.

[Fla Dem]

11. New England all the way.

[unc70]

14. Neither - why ruin it with milk or tomatoes

I grew up on the coast of NC. Our clam chowder is just the clams, clam broth, potatoes, onions, and spices. This style is sometimes called Chesapeake style.

[Callalily]

15. Definitely New England

[MissMillie]

16. I prefer New England

but I like them both.

There's a seafood shack in Central MA that makes it's New England clam chowder w/o milk. They just use the clam broth.

[smirkymonkey]

41. That is generally called Rhode Island Style.

I like that as well. I tend to prefer my soups brothy as opposed to thick. I hate gloppy soups or chowders that are thickened with tons of flour or slurry. Ugh!

[benld74]

17. I LOVE both of them

However, cannot locate Manhattan around STL

[IcyPeas]

18. ewwwww

[Brother Buzz]

19. New England for sure, but this West Coaster is pondering the next decision....

Saltines, oyster crackers, or freshly baked sourdough French bread with copious amounts of butter?

[jberryhill]

31. Oyster crackers

[Dulcinea]

20. New England all the way! nt

[rzemanfl]

27. Who the hell decided it should be the same day as pancake day?

Manhattan thank you.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

28. New England for me!

[Phoenix61]

33. New England w/oyster crackers nt

[unblock]

34. new england with extra cholesterol please!

[DFW]

35. That's easy

In the summer--New England, as we always take 4 weeks off and hide out near the tip of Cape Cod.

In the winter, I usually have work in NYC. Not only does it give me a chance to see out daughter and her husband, but I get to grab a bowl or two of fresh hot Manhattan style clam chowder from the local delis.

How's THAT for the best of both worlds?

About 5 years ago, we invited our neighbors to a 10 day stay on Cape Cod. A well-off friend of ours had rented a fancy house in Truro, paid for it in advance, and then his son won a place in some athletic meet in Brisbane, Australia, so he was going to miss the first ten days of his Cape vacation. He asked us if we knew anyone who wanted to live in a nice fancy house in Truro for ten days. Our neighbor here in Germany works for a Japanese firm, so he had a gazillion miles on his account. He booked free round trips for himself and his wife on Lufthansa from Düsseldorf to Boston, and the only thing he had to pay for was his car rental. Cheap vacation to the USA! We invited them out to dinner, and decided to order clam chowder. They said "clam what?" They had never heard of it, had no idea what it was. Needless to say, fifteen minutes later, they were hooked!

[virgogal]

36. New England.

[Still Sensible]

37. New England

the good stuff!

[llmart]

38. New England

Also, here in Michigan it's Paczki Day.

It's a heart attack waiting to happen. Hey, we should send some to you-know-who.

[LakeArenal]

39. NE... and Mr Lake can make a damn fine one.

As we say in NE. Chowda.

[Apollo Zeus]

42. New England and spicy

I love both but if the Manhattan isn't creamy then it isn't good and I have many that seemed a bit watered down. New England holds up better to restaurant-style handling.