If they are cooked they are better because you don't taste the smell of it and cooked clams are healthier because If they aren't cooked then its alive practically.
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Cooked clams can be stored for a maximum of 4 days. Properly sealed and refrigerated they should be fine. Don't leave them anylonger than that.
When the shells are closed. If open, tap on the shell. If it closes then it is safe to eat. Do not eat opened ones that remain open.
No, clams do not have eyes.
how do u know if a clam is a male or a female
Clams can be either fresh water or salt water. (Depends on the species)
One pound of fresh Manilla clams in shell will give you 3/4 cup of clam meat.
Clams (the salt water kind) live in the inter-tidal zone to shallow ocean. Fresh water clams live in the bottom of rivers or lakes.
yes you can freeze clam sauce with fresh or canned clams in it . the secret is in the thawing. put container containing clams & sauce in warm (not Hot) water. It will thaw and be ready for your pasta. You might have to add more garlic to taste.
No, the manila clam is saltwater.
Clams have sexual reproduction. A male clam releases his sperm into the water at the same time that a female clam releases her eggs into the water. Somehow the male and female clams know how to do it at the same time and somehow the sperm and the eggs get together.
Most clams filter the water for plankton.
Bodies of water have clams, not girls.
only fresh water clams can not salt water
Fresh water clams live in fresh water and salt water clams live in salt water.There are both freshwater and saltwater clams. Mussels fall into this category as well. See the related links for both.