Sentence examples for hard-shell clam from inspiring English sources

MAHOGANY: A deep-ocean hard-shell clam dredged off the Maine coast.

THE young hard-shell clam, most commonly called the littleneck, has as many charms cooked as it does raw.

LITTLENECK: The smallest Atlantic hard-shell clam has a ridged gray to brownish shell and pale pinkish meat.

CHERRYSTONE: The midsize Atlantic hard-shell clam can be eaten on the half shell and is also good chopped, seasoned, replaced in the shell and baked.

The northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), also known as the cherrystone clam, littleneck clam, or hard-shell clam, and the southern quahog (M. campechiensis) belong to the family of venus clams (Veneridae).

We use the same word to describe them all, but in fact the soft-shell clam (mya arenaria) is an entirely different mollusk from the hard-shell clam (venus mercenaria).

So were quahog cakes, made with the large, hard-shell clams also used for chowders.

When you're going raw, avoid the larger hard-shell clams called topnecks.

Littlenecks are Eastern hard-shell clams, like cherrystones and quahogs, differing in age and size.

The soft-shell clams used at Woodman's should not be confused with hard-shell clams, sometimes called quahogs.

I recommend the hard-shell clams and mussels, which are steamed with applewood smoked bacon and fresh tomatoes.