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The secret life of clams : the mysteries and magic of our favorite shellfish / Anthony D. Fredericks.

by Fredericks, Anthony D.

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Skyhorse Publishing, [2014]

Clams -- Social aspects.

Cooking (Clams)

Shellfish -- Social aspects.

9781629146973 (hc.)

1629146978 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Clams : the mysteries and magic of our favorite shellfish

xvii, 286 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-278) and index.

History and Lore. Leonardo and ancient clam history ; Secrets in the middens ; Bivalve legends ; Clams as culture -- Nomenclature and biology. By any other name ; Anatomy and physiology ; Sex among the bivalves ; Growing up, growing old -- Business and pleasure. It came from beneath the sea ; Clams in your back yard ; Low tide, clam rakes, and education ; They're good for you! ; Culinary odysseys and epicurean journeys ; Recipes to die for -- Appendix 1. Clams that fly.

It breathes with tubes, it has no head or brain, it feeds through a filter, and it is the source of dozens of familiar proverbs ("happy as a clam!"). Clams, it turns out, have been worshipped (by the Moche people of ancient Peru), used as money (by the Algonquin Indians), and consumed by people for thousands of years. This book examines this gastronomic treat, which is more complex than its simple two shells might suggest. Compelling insights, captivating biology, wry observations, and up-to-the-minute natural history.

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