Steamed mussels or clams?
I gotta go with Mussels. Garlic, onion, Tony's, Sweetwater 420... Hello, Yes.
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21 Comments:
Mussels for me with a SAm Smith's. Clams for hubbie with a Fullers ESB
donnie at 11:12PM on 08/10/09
i could do a little of each.... first a pot of steamed mussels with lots of fresh parsley, garlic, a little white wine and tomato... and then bring on the clams.... same way would be fine for me. a nice glass of perfectly chilled
interesting white wine from some sunny place....... oh, and some crusty bread to sop up the juices...... but i want to hear the ocean in the background..... am i being to demanding?
pooch at 11:24PM on 08/10/09
Dang Pooch... that sounds friggen awsome!
happyeats at 11:35PM on 08/10/09
NO.Now I want sushi---- a wonderful bitter beer to begin the evening-----
double toro roll with a semillion chardonnay---- progress to the tempura spicy godzilla roll---then we are all over it with a sierra nevada.
Is it Sat nite yet?
donnie at 11:39PM on 08/10/09
just give me the crusty bread from the mussels-----
barefoot pinot grigio........nice
donnie at 11:52PM on 08/10/09
Clams are cool, but mussels steamed in nothing but its juices are awesome. The best ones I ever had was when we were on vacation in PEI, sitting with a bib on and a pot of mussels.
Cassaendra at 11:56PM on 08/10/09
Yes, please.
sammie at 8:32AM on 08/11/09
steamer clams. with a bowl of the pot liquor to wash 'em off in. and a big bowl of melted butter. and a beer. slurp my way to happyville!
juliebugsmama at 8:44AM on 08/11/09
Mussels! yes, with bread, but the place down the street (The Belgian Cafe, Philadelphia) serves them with twice-fried fries that are crispy and yum and equally good for sopping up juices.
Cassaendra--where in PEI? We were there last summer and stopped at Flex Mussels in Charlottetown. We also camped at a place that offered a mussel pot to make our own! Pretty awesome.
inothernews at 8:49AM on 08/11/09
I love to take my wok and fill it with a nice lager, diced chilis, onions, garlic, peppers and fennel seeds.
Then throw it on the grill for a bit; covered, and soak up the juicy-awesomeness with a good sesame crusty bread....
@pooch: heck yeah!
hungrychristel at 10:09AM on 08/11/09
BOTH. Over pasta, in an arrabiata.
cycorider at 1:14PM on 08/11/09
@inothernews--Do you mean MONK'S? They have by far the best mussels in Phlly
donnie at 1:52PM on 08/11/09
Clams. Hands down. I have textural issues with mussels, and here in Seattle you can get really fresh clams that are perfect for serving in linguine with white wine, garlic, onion, and lots of parsley.
GirlFromJetCity at 2:42PM on 08/11/09
Clams... raw or steamed...cocktail sauce or garlic butter...lottsa beer :-).
dmcavanagh at 3:00PM on 08/11/09
Same here: mussels. My vote is steamed in spicy tomato sauce. Francesca's has got it down pat.
Chew on That at 3:00PM on 08/11/09
Yes.
Clams are more snacky, just served w/ butter while mussels are a little bit fancier with some sort of winey, herby, tomatoey broth served over pasta.
Kerosena at 4:29PM on 08/11/09
Mussels always have poop attached to them - I just don't understand how people don't pick all of that off before eating. That, plus I got food poisoning from them...
finewinendine at 4:44PM on 08/11/09
@finewinendine - do you mean the beard? You're supposed to remove or "de-beard" your mussels before cooking them. Sorry to hear about the FP tho: that would turn me off.
hungrychristel at 5:28PM on 08/11/09
CLAMS, Steamed and served with the liquor, butter and some good crusty sourdough. Nothing less nothing more. . I'll pass on the mussels.
IVAR'S ACRES OF CLAMS, on the waterfront downtown Seattle, Wa. is my favorite. A long drive from SoCal
butterfingers at 5:31PM on 08/11/09
This makes me want to take a trip to Fell's Point, MD . . . where I get mussels with fresh basil and garlic butter at Berthas. They also have the richest, most delicious milk-based oyster stew. Yum Yum Yum Yum. And wash it all down with a Bass ale.
Susquehanna at 5:47PM on 08/11/09
Mussels! Plus they are so cheap. We get a small net of them for about $3-4 and it's enough for both of us to stuff ourselves with.
gingercookiewithlime at 7:19PM on 08/11/09