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Surf Clams from Barnstable, MA
Surf Clams from Barnstable, MA
Surf Clams from Barnstable, MA

Surf Clams from Barnstable, MA

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Quantity: 50 Count

Pre-order for Thursday, May 4th or Friday, May 5th delivery. These are the only delivery days and availability is limited, so reserve yours now!

Farmer: Spawned by Skip Bennett; Harvested by Mark Begley (of Beach Point Oyster fame!)

Location: Barnstable, MA 

Size: ~2"

Story: You might know them as the wild harvested, gnarly big boys that can grow bigger than the size of your hand. Traditionally, surf clams are only found in two settings - as the generic chopped canned clams in grocery stores, or in high end sushi restaurants where only the foot is eaten as something of a delicacy. That is, until Skip Bennett entered the chat and began spawning surf clams in our hatchery.

Why they're unique: Farming surf clams (something that essentially has never been done before) allows us to harvest them at the perfect 'littleneck' size and essentially use them in the same way: sautéed in a pan for pasta, simmered in broth for Driveway Clams , or eaten raw on the half shell. A perfect mix of a hard and soft shell - the most versatile clam out there.

How they taste: Sweet, briney, more beautifully subtle than littleneck clams but not underwhelmingly so.

We recommend enjoying by Sunday, May 7th.

And don't forget the clam knife!

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Overall rating: 4.2941175 / 5 from 17 reviews.

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Baby Steamers

"These are tasty enough, but I would not order them again. I didn’t use them as Steamers, and instead used them for cooking a Pasta dish. A lot of work for an OK flavor. Like another reviewer, I also had clam mortality upon delivery."

— Alan C. (2/5)

Arthur Dremann

"Excellent! Prepared in a white wine sauce over linguine. Size for this linguine dish was fine. Arrived in good condition. Very clean. Only one clam discarded. Will purchase again."

— Arthur D. (5/5)

Excellent!

"Excellent!"

— Paul G. (5/5)

First time - great!

"These are a real gem. Great flavor similar to littlenecks but a tad more robust. Loved them!"

— Scott H. (5/5)

Surf clams

"Smaller than little necks but tender and sweet. Delicious!"

— Margaret C. (5/5)

Just ok... Small

"I wanted to support the idea of farming surf clams, ordered 100. Felt very expensive for what you get. We got 100 very small (~1.25 inches length) surf clams that were as expected from island creek very fresh. Ate a couple raw, somewhat similar to small cherrystones, taste was great. Ended up cooking pasta and clams for dinner with them and they did taste great. I commend the effort by the farmer and island creek for trying something new but unless they are grown to cherrystone size (2-3 inches) I don't think these are worth the money, I could buy a bag of clams or muscles from a reputable grocery store for cooking pasta dishes for far less cost. Thank you for trying, I'll stick to oysters. Keep me posted if they offer a larger option."

— Richard W. (3/5)

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