The Clam Chowder Interrogation

Welcome to a mindless post that comes from reading another about Campbell's soup.

I love thick, chunky chowder soups whether it's clam only or seafood. A couple of times, I have gone to chowder fests where you sample local restaurant's chowder and vote for your favorite.

Wow, I never even heard of Rhode Island Clam Chowder!

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AlphaTea said:
Wow, I never even heard of Rhode Island Clam Chowder!

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Me either.
I voted for New England (cream base) clam chowder.

I like New England clam chowder best.

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The_LED_Museum said:
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AlphaTea said:
Wow, I never even heard of Rhode Island Clam Chowder!

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Me either.
I voted for New England (cream base) clam chowder.

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Strangely enough one of the best Clam Chowders I've ever tasted was at the Black Swan in Rhode Island - it was the classic New England cream style.

One of the sites that ships New England Clam Chowder (fresh frozen) that boasts voted Boston's best - actually claims to make and ship from Rhode Island.......

...and you have to add a few "jolts" of original flavor Tabasco sauce to New England style!!!!

Hmmmmm...I'm off to heat up a bowl now! I'm so susceptible to suggestion! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

(That's why it's really bad for me to associate with all of you "Flashaholics" here!!)

Clams scare me.

Here in the northwest we have a chain fish n' chips fast food restaurant named "Skippers". The make a chowder that is claimed to have won an award at one of the World Fairs. It is definitely very good, and unlike any other chowder I've ever tasted. It's a New England style, but there is something they do differently that definitely puts it over the top.

Empath.....

Its the Pioneer Woman Statue in Ponca....
How did I not notice that before?

There's no place like home, There's no place like home, There's no place like home.

never heard the third and the first option, but can imagine what the first option would taste like, weird /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
i love cream clamchowder, did not know there were other type of clam chowder.

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JonSidneyB said:
Its the Pioneer Woman Statue in Ponca....


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Yeah, she helped raise me. She probably wonders where we both are.

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Empath said:
Here in the northwest we have a chain fish n' chips fast food restaurant named "Skippers". The make a chowder that is claimed to have won an award at one of the World Fairs. It is definitely very good, and unlike any other chowder I've ever tasted. It's a New England style, but there is something they do differently that definitely puts it over the top.

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I'm an Ivar's man all the way /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/happy14.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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shiftd said:never heard the third and the first option, but can imagine what the first option would taste like, weird /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
i love cream clamchowder, did not know there were other type of clam chowder.

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Don't listen to these other folks..there is no other type of clam chowder other than "New England" style! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

eh? clam chowder? is this something yummy for my tummy?

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iddibhai said:
eh? clam chowder? is this something yummy for my tummy?

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Could it even be possible that you've never had Clam Chowder?! You've been missing the best soup of all!

Personally, I make a mean New England Clam Chowder with just a little added corn, red peppers, bacon and a touch of dill. Mmmm... I'm a purist, but I do like to experiment in the kitchen.

Legal Seafood, of Boston, MA, makes a decent chowder that is available in other places, like D'Angelos sub shops, etc.

Boy do I ever feel like a fish out of water, preferring the Manhattan variety.