Up to 2 and a half feet long.Not sure i will eat clams anymore.

these are geoducks, no? I thought I saw Andrew Zimmern eating these on his show...

What the hell is that part sticking out of the shell?!?!?!

The part sticking out is the main part that you eat. Yank them out of the shells, boil them, and pull the outer skin off. Then you can slice them up and saute them, you could broil them, you could probably even fry them.

Never had 'em, but I'd try them.

The part sticking out is their ****.

Of course Zimmerman was eating them.

delicous.

rj- next time you guys are in town....

nine

****....probably not.

Siphon....mebbe.

In any case, I'll bet these clams see more action than Charlie the Tuna.

I'd love to try some of these!

that knife looks clean

Yes, that is a geoduck. They grow wild in Washington, mainly in the Puget Sound, but they are raised commercially and harvested, too. They are good, but we have a bunch of other species of clams around here. The best, by far (IMHO) are razor clams. Much more tender if you don't overcook them, and OMG tasty. Also quite good are mussels. I'm sitting about three blocks from Penn Cove, home of the famous Penn Cove mussels. Great eating (although one of the idiot drivers for Penn Cove shellfish was holding up traffic with no passing room this morning, 35 in a 55 zone #*(#$*(#).

If you go to a sushi restaurant and want to try something new...ask for giant clam aka mirugai. You might be surprised to see how tasty it is.

No thanks. My wife's clam will do!

^ but can you

1. boil them?

2. pull the outer skin off?

3. slice them up?

4. saute them?

5. probably even fry them?

#10 True, but I was thinking of various dishes where it's cooked. Tends to get a bit tough if you cook it even a little too long. Razor clams are the sheee-it if you like clams.

#11 Except for...nah, I'm not gonna go there.