Surf clams started disappearing from waters off the coast of Virginia in the late 1990s, affected by warming water, Munroe said. By the turn of the 21st century, there were too few present to ...

Between the two styles of fried clam, the clam strips are easier to prepare, made from just the stripped-off muscle of Atlantic surf clams, and they're easier to find (usually frozen) outside of ...

At Bokoi Station in Hokkaido Prefecture, a family trio makes just 40 ekiben per day. The surf clam called hokkigai, a regional comfort food, is locally sourced, along with the kombu and even the salt.

Amandes clams work well in Clam chowder and palourdes or surf clams are used in Spaghetti alla vongole because they steam open quickly.

There will be minus tides on each of the days, and depending on how the weather and surf develop, clammers may get their first good shot at the clams in the deeper sections of the beds.

It looks like a "nigiri-zushi" (hand-pressed sushi) made from an oval-shaped ball of Fukkurinko rice, the city's specialty, and a surf clam ("hokki-gai"). Zushihocky became popular for its "kimo ...

Amandes clams work well in Clam chowder and palourdes or surf clams are used in Spaghetti alla vongole because they steam open quickly.