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How do you tell a clam from a hard clam?

You can tell them from hard clams by their lighter-colored, more oblong shells, which are also quite brittle and thus require some care when handling. They live in tidal flats on the eastern shore of Canada and the U.S. as well as across the Atlantic in the U.K., where they are also known as Essex clams.

Why do clams have different names?

Like so much seafood, clams have a lot of names that can be confusing. The same species can have different names depending on their size, for example. Another example is that different species are all called "steamers" because people like to steam them. Hard-shell clams ( Mercenaria mercenaria) go by many names.

Where do clams live?

They live in tidal flats on the eastern shore of Canada and the U.S. as well as across the Atlantic in the U.K., where they are also known as Essex clams. Because they live in the sand, they are famously gritty. In New England and other parts of the Northeast U.S., they are often steamed and then served with the resulting broth.