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(139 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,584 posts)crabs there!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)rzemanfl
(29,568 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)And in New England.
rzemanfl
(29,568 posts)PennyK
(2,302 posts)My dad grew up in one and lived most of his life on the other, and i can tell you he went clamming MANY times. he had some pretty good recipes for clam fritters, baked clams...and Manhattan chowder!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)lol
surrealAmerican
(11,364 posts)There exists a chowder with neither cream nor tomatoes - that has my vote.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,584 posts)sir pball
(4,758 posts)Just clam/fish stock. It's pretty good.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)The thing I don't like about most NE style chowders is that they are too thick. Not thick w/ ingredients, but the put tons of flour in them to thicken them up and it's just like a big bowl of glop. It's disgusting.
I love NE Clam Chowder if it's homemade by me or by someone who really knows what they are doing and only uses the freshest, purest ingredients - NO FLOUR EVER!
sir pball
(4,758 posts)Grew up in CT and I never had a flour-based one till I left the region. I do like my chowder rich, so I use heavy cream and reduce it down, but flour is a big old no.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Thick w/ ingredients and a bit of cream, reduce until potatoes are soft and become part of the broth. Not entirely, just enough to give it a bit of heft. But I agree - no flour!
sir pball
(4,758 posts)Sometimes I'll take it a bit thicker than I want and then add a slug of good witbier (I usually use Allagash White, sticking with the NE theme)
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,584 posts)exboyfil
(17,865 posts)But I like New England as well. Can't buy Manhattan style where I live. I occasionally purchase a case online.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,584 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,973 posts)but I wouldn't turn down Manhattan if that's all there was.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,584 posts)gibraltar72
(7,511 posts)Fla Dem
(23,741 posts)unc70
(6,119 posts)I grew up on the coast of NC. Our clam chowder is just the clams, clam broth, potatoes, onions, and spices. This style is sometimes called Chesapeake style.
Callalily
(14,894 posts)MissMillie
(38,578 posts)but I like them both.
There's a seafood shack in Central MA that makes it's New England clam chowder w/o milk. They just use the clam broth.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I like that as well. I tend to prefer my soups brothy as opposed to thick. I hate gloppy soups or chowders that are thickened with tons of flour or slurry. Ugh!
benld74
(9,909 posts)However, cannot locate Manhattan around STL
IcyPeas
(21,904 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,463 posts)Saltines, oyster crackers, or freshly baked sourdough French bread with copious amounts of butter?
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Dulcinea
(6,661 posts)rzemanfl
(29,568 posts)Manhattan thank you.
Just_Vote_Dem
(2,820 posts)Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)unblock
(52,317 posts)DFW
(54,436 posts)In the summer--New England, as we always take 4 weeks off and hide out near the tip of Cape Cod.
In the winter, I usually have work in NYC. Not only does it give me a chance to see out daughter and her husband, but I get to grab a bowl or two of fresh hot Manhattan style clam chowder from the local delis.
How's THAT for the best of both worlds?
About 5 years ago, we invited our neighbors to a 10 day stay on Cape Cod. A well-off friend of ours had rented a fancy house in Truro, paid for it in advance, and then his son won a place in some athletic meet in Brisbane, Australia, so he was going to miss the first ten days of his Cape vacation. He asked us if we knew anyone who wanted to live in a nice fancy house in Truro for ten days. Our neighbor here in Germany works for a Japanese firm, so he had a gazillion miles on his account. He booked free round trips for himself and his wife on Lufthansa from Düsseldorf to Boston, and the only thing he had to pay for was his car rental. Cheap vacation to the USA! We invited them out to dinner, and decided to order clam chowder. They said "clam what?" They had never heard of it, had no idea what it was. Needless to say, fifteen minutes later, they were hooked!
virgogal
(10,178 posts)Still Sensible
(2,870 posts)the good stuff!
llmart
(15,552 posts)Also, here in Michigan it's Paczki Day.
It's a heart attack waiting to happen. Hey, we should send some to you-know-who.
LakeArenal
(28,845 posts)As we say in NE. Chowda.
Apollo Zeus
(251 posts)I love both but if the Manhattan isn't creamy then it isn't good and I have many that seemed a bit watered down. New England holds up better to restaurant-style handling.