On 3/27/2021 10:24 AM, songbird wrote:
> bruce bowser wrote:
>> Everything was great, but you can't fry clams. You just can't. Next time, boil, bake, steam, stew, but you just can't fry clams. They're texture just isn't edible.
>
> properly done they are great.
>
> overdone they're chewy, still edible, but that's just me...
>
> how you can tell i find them edible is that i won't eat them with
> any other thing on them. once you see me reaching for the cocktail
> sauce or tartar sauce then i don't think they're very good. same
> for most fish or other seafoods. if i can eat them plain or with
> just a bit of garlic butter then you've done a good job in prep.

I agree. Much seafood is stand alone good or with minimul seasoning.

I used to make cocktail sauce for shrimp. It's good but it overpowers
the taste of shrimp. I like it plain so I quit making cocktail sauce for it.