Here's everything you need to quickly get up to speed and sounding like a true Rhode Islander: First off, the northern quahog ...

The purplish shells of quahogs, treasured in the past by Native Americans, now appear alongside gold, mother-of-pearl and onyx.

Popular species of clam include: American hard shell clams – large clams with a thick, heavy shell Palourdes (also known as Manilla clams) – clams with a pretty, marbled shell that are ...

Like oysters and mussels, clams are bivalves, a kind of mollusk that's encased in a shell made of two valves, or hinging parts. And that shell comes in all different sizes. There are small clams ...

We're back to wampum! Narrator: Before a shell is broken for wampum, quahogs, or hard-shell clams, are acquired from ocean waters. The art of making wampum beads comes from Native Americans along ...

Be careful not to burn. Done. 1. Grill hard-shell clams over an open fire. 2. Throw away the first juice that comes out. 3. Once the clams have opened up, drizzle with soy sauce and cook for a while.

Popular species of clam include: American hard shell clams – large clams with a thick, heavy shell Palourdes (also known as Manilla clams) – clams with a pretty, marbled shell that are ...