Fresh Water Clams?

Is PSP known from fresh water?
EJK

I've use to pick clams out of the AR back in the day. We usually only got them in the spring. Great with pasta but lots of work.

This just in from the OEHHA (I sent them an email).
Well my first thought was "I eat them, I hope they're safe." Then I thought I'd go back and check the official guidance.

http://www.oehha.ca.gov/fish/so_cal/srnd041108.html

Yup!  And since I'm old I get to eat 7 servings a week.

Lets eat those clams into extinction!
EJ

Wow, first time I've seen that.  I just went by word of mouth from the locals and gut feeling that it's not safe to eat.  I did try eating them once and they are greaaatttt!   Just pour hot water on them and they will open up.  Dip it in lemon and butter. 

Rey

in a few seconds i will be cooking those clams up!









The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.

The verdict is in!!!

They taste amazing!

I made them in two different ways!

I will post both recipes after I eat I wish you could all smell how good they smell and taste!





The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.

So Lapulapu, thanks for pushing me to learn something new!
I saw Hmong (?) collecting these by the laundry basket load near Cliff House (rio vista). At low-ish tide you can walk out on the shallow bank there and grab em with yer toes!

Lets eat!  Pasta vongole for everybody!
EJK

Foil Wrapped Fresh Water Clam (Asian Clam/Corbicula Fluminea)

3tbs of butter
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
4 basil leafs chopped
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 tbs of rosemary
1/2 tbs of soy sauce

Put clams on foil. Mix butter, pepper, salt & soy sauce and drizzle over the clams. Finlay sprinkle rosemary, garlic,basil over the clams. Fold the foil and roll the ends and put into the over that is preheated at 350 cook for 10 minutes.

 



The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.