Best fried clams in the SouthCoast

The SouthCoast has plenty of seaside shacks that serve up fried clams. Fried clams are prepared as a plate with coleslaw and fries, by the box or as a clam roll piled high on a hot dog bun. The condiment of choice is tartar sauce. Like clam cakes, fried clams are savored in the summertime as both a seasonal and regional specialty and are best enjoyed from the back of your beach wagon watching the boats sail.

Fried clams 101- the difference and debate between whole belly fried clams or strips. Whole belly clams have the clam’s gastrointestinal tract left intact and have a fuller flavor while clam strips are made from

the foot of hard-shell sea clams but, do not include the belly of the clam. Fried clams originated in 1916 at a roadside stand in Essex, Massachusetts called Woodman's

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Westport

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