" Freshway Foodmart, Markham " - Close encounter with a couple of alien looking bi-valves ( $13.88 per pound )

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" Freshway Foodmart, Markham " - Close encounter with a couple of alien looking bi-valves ( $13.88 per pound ) and decided to give them a try.

Initially thinking of eating them raw ( sashimi ) style. However, ‘too chicken’ to do so! Will steamed them and eat with ‘wasabi-soy’ dip instead! Ha!![:sweat_smile:

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#2

Nice. Enjoy. I love clams.

Be careful whichever way you prepare them. You really don’t want tough/rubbery meat.

I’ve had mini ones before. It was briefly steamed or raw.

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After 3 minutes of steaming, here are the end results!

Those Arctic Iceberg Clams, with the thin translucent membrane, looked really ’ Alien’ indeed…kind of reminds me of a ’ force field '!! Ha!

Tasted very sweet and loaded with umami component. Crunchy and mildly chewy texture resembles Arctic surf clams…but much sweeter! Not rubbery at all!

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Main body of clams after cleaning

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#4

The ‘Elephant Trunk Clams’ are ‘Baby Geoduck Clams’ indeed. Gorgeously delicious, chewy and sweet, much more meaty than Razor Clams. Ended up eating both varietals, as is, without the wasabi-soy dip…potentially ruining the sweetness of the clam meat!

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