How To Catch And Cook Razor Clams.Seashore To Plate.
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- From seashore to plate in 4 hours,we catch the Razor Clams using an ingenious method,then steam them open and serve them with chorizo lemon and parsley.Shellfish does not get fresher than this.
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These critters a wide spread a shore lines up and down the East Coast of the US. NO one eats them probably because no one know how to cook them. Another "lost delicacy" recovered for me by Scott Rea
Cheers Tim,your a gent mate,all the best.Scott.
Tim/Scott - for sure! I thought razor clams were only for catching rockfish (striper), but I'm going to give this one a shot next fall!
plenty of people eat them especially in ma, that's what they make "clam strips" out of commercially. whole bellied clams are the favorite (and the tastier option), but then youre getting fried clams or chowdah.
also an invasive species in europe from the eastern us shores.
I mean, you just steam them or griddle fry them. No oven required makes them 1 of the easiest dishes of all with Very high taste & Cool points rewards. 🍤
Asians go mad for 'em.
You're darn right we do!
+Clyde Ng Whats does it taste like?
+Luke “BondHoss” i don't know what to say other than it taste like clam, maybe similar to scallops?
Clyde Ng I may try than
+Mangere4life Some people like to toss away the digestive tract (similar to the veins in prawns) but you should be able to eat everything in there no problem. Just make sure to cook it.
In stores I see them, they removed everything inside and shells except the flesh. My mom made a homemade soup of it, so freaking good 😋
Having lived adjacent to the ocean for 20 years, it breaks my heart to witness the waste at only eating the "foot" of this miraculous ocean treasure.
he could've ate the whole thing, what a waste!!!! :(
that's what i thought also, i come from the east coast of nova scotia and the razor clams we got there were 3 times that size and there wasn't that much wasted, we went waist deep in the nice cold water to get ours, you just look down in the water and see them sticking up all over the place
sairoku Same here, he's wasting 4 5th of the meat. What a shame. This food deserves better, believe me.
actually the whole clam is edible as long as it's cooked thoroughly,nice vid tho!
Definitely. you have to eat the whole clam or it's a criminal waste
I had diarrhoea for 2 yrs after eating the black sack
@@manga8635 pics?
@@manga8635 yea I want some pics
@@manga8635 detailed pics though
You are only eating the end? I have never had these but I have watched several vids in which chefs and families eat pretty much all of it
In Vietnam we called them "nail clam" because their shells look like a fingernail. It's true these clam are delicacy in here but the price is not really expensive like you've said, only about 5 to 6 pounds per kilogram and can be cheaper depends on the season. The best way (in our country) to cook these clam is to grilled them up and served each clam with a teaspoon of lightly pan-fried scallions leaves (half raw) with cooking oil for scent and peanuts. Trust me, the sweet taste of clam meats with the scent of scallions and the taste of peanuts will go great with each other, especially with an iced cold beer pitch (Vietnam ways :D)!
Nice video and thanks for the recipe. I'm going to cook it your way Scott Rea to see how it taste!
Wow mrslow,sounds amazing,that will definitely be one of my future videos,many thanks.Scott.
Scott, that was a microscopic piece of the foot you cut off to eat. In Vietnam, do they eat the whole thing, or just the foot? Why can't you cut off more of it? And for that matter, why not eat the whole thing?
I DID really enjoy your vid, btw...
Well in Vietnam we eat the whole thing actually! Or course for sanitary reason, we usually open the clam and clean it thoroughly with salt water and removed the intestine sack just to be sure (their intestine sacks contain loads of germs and parasites!) but keep everything else intact or boiled the whole batch till their mouth open and grilled them. It is quite a cultural thing as we won't waste any part of the food and throw them away.
Chaí
im Vietnamese, and i proud about that
Nice one Scott. Just eating ..... A plate of razors (or spoots..) I like mine with strips of parma ham, a few cut olives and lemon juice but i always keep the cooking liqueur. If you use just the top of it (not the gritty residue at the bottom) and reduce it down then whisk in a little extra virgin oo its amazing. Definitely gonna try 'em with chorizo now too.Like your vids bud. Andy
When we dig for clams in Alaska we eat the whole thing I don't know y u cut the foot off and only eat that u could eat the rest
You can eat the whole thing. This guy is a waster. Did you notice: He threw away the water that he steamed in. That is also the best part and you can make a great light pasta with that.
Khanh Ho what can you do with the water? And also, The whole thing can be eaten? Of course it needs to be cleaned right? (Gills, stomach...) Is it safe to eat the whole thing?
Yes I've seen videos of Haida Gwaii folk harvesting razors.. crabs as well... lovely location
The only inedible part is the stomach
Wait, what? I've been eating the whole thing all my life, minus the shell
I put them in a bucket of sea water with an air pump for a day to clean them.
Bern Clark Does that help? I thought thoroughly rinsing them would be good enough, like you would do with any seafood. I also heard that running hot water over for a few seconds them makes them open their shelf, so you get easier access to the sand that might be hidden in it.
James Anagnos Thanks for the tip!
I cringed when you tipped the cooking liquor away!
no no no no , there is so much more meat you can eat on that clam . you don't eat out yer wife a quarter of the way ! look on some other videos itll show how much more you could have .
dan moyer you don't eat out your wife 😂😂😂
Lmao 😂 😂
🤣🤣 that’s right 😜👏🏽🤣
Lol
You best not be eating your wives only a quarter of the way. Show some respect and chow down 100%
Razor,razor claim and
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They are a filter feeder so there is a chance of getting sick from eating them. If you purge them for a day at least in clean salt water that reduces the risk.
+SmoothRide Scooter no he means to clean their gills and system.
That is right. so they poo out any toxins.
+SmoothRide Scooter no he means the whole razor fish community has 24 hours to commit any crime they please without any consequences
+Bernie Clark theres a chance to get sick from anything
SmoothRide lmao you're funny
The clam is used to a certain ambient salinity.The second the extra salt hits it's body parts,it tries to get away from the salinity lever that will kill it.Hence,it shoots out of it's tunnel/hole trying to escape to a less salty area.
These clams exist pretty much all over the world,since they were here before the dinosaurs. They only live in TEMPERATE zones though. No razor clams in S.Florida but,a few up in the panhandle.Northeastern beaches,from Virginia on up to Maine,are a better bet.Still.They are not on every beach.
+Fishkiller 41 I am glad I read your post, I am in Orlando and was ready to hit the area beaches with a box of salt...lol
+Marconi Azize (The Thinker) I'm on the Gulf Coast too and was going to do the same thing..lol. I also saw a video showing people catching and eating sand fleas..but I'm not sure if we have those either and can't get an answer from anyone. Suck that we have all these beaches but can't find these things!
I live in N Palm Beach,we have tons of sand Fleas but no razor clams.
Nightbird I know, miles and miles of sandy beaches and little to do but make sand castles...
Fishkiller 41 Have you tried eating them?
you wasted 75% of the meat, it only takes a minute to peel the gut out.
Youre trowing the best parts away mate
I cried when I seen him throwing that cooking juice bursting in flavor...
Yeah that part confused me...
"see that? all the liquors come out?" my mouth was frothing. soon followed by a "just gonna drain em" and my heart dropped.
***** I think it's supposed to be liqueurs.
What are you supposed to do with the liquid?
Seems like a waste, only a small piece
That's what I said.
Maybe if you found a Black clam, they probably have bigger "legs" *cough*
they are really really yummy though. def too small of a clam, but worth it!
The flavour pays up for it
Well, hes a butcher. He doesn't waste much, I'm sure he did something else with the rest. I've watched a lot of his videos and he doesn't like to waste anything.
Why? Why would you use words like obscene and gruesome to describe something you're going to eat??
Use a piece of cotton to cover the mic to stop the noise of the wind
for those who dont know all shell fish should be cooked live because otherwise the parasites are a bitch. bitch all you want but you cant deny that shit is good.
Never seen these before. They should be called straw clams 🤪 . In the US razor clams just look a little more flat and longer then a regular clam ...very interesting
Thumbs down because you threw away so many damn nice deals. You are likely dedicating this as Asian’s favorite, but Asian throw away only 1 part of the clam and that is the black gut or stomach. Some people don’t even care and eat the whole straight up. I ate a ton of them straight up whole clam years ago. Still kicking. Most Western people waste the head goodness from lobster and crab as well.
Very good, Scott. Here in Brazil (Bahia) do not waste water from cooking seafood (it's really tasty) and other parts of the animal. Normally, we do a kind of soup with water, with pepper and lemon, which is amazing. The whole animal is edible, but not the shell. I'm saying this, but I have never experienced razor. Thanks for sharing !! = D
We do not eat this here in Brazil 😧
Yes we do
I am not clear on which end did you eat? the foot end? and why? Why not eat the rest of it? Vietnamese friends around here will eat anything that doesn't eat them first.
Um, yeah. I think I'll just have the salad.
+Rockets Redglare PMSL its the sort of food my mum would have forced me to eat saying it "will make your hair curl" I had to eat everything she served up if not it got saved for the next meal and the next meal until I complied,, brussel sprouts being the one I hated as a kid but actually like now and guess what? My hairs still as straight as it was when I was a kid! Not knocking it, I may well eat one to see if I like it as I love oysters and scallops but it seemed a lot of effort for a small reward if two thirds of it gets thrown away? Its why I like Scott he educates and its up to us if we want to take a bite (or not) I guess?
Don B Oh yes, I have childhood food trauma too. Mine was more" eat it, or go hungry". My great grandma came from "the old country" and cooked some of the smelliest things ever. Brussel sprouts are good. You just have to put lots of pepper on them and braise them in olive oil with some garlic, and some butter, then hold your nose while you choke them down. Yum yum.
That's such an old fashioned thing to do... o.O
wth why does everyone hate brussel sprouts? They are really tasty
Mostly it's the smell. I agree that they taste really nice, but I'd also make sure to keep all windows open while cooking them :P.
Are we related? My names Tristan Rea and the surname isn't very big around the world but does have good history!! And the surname history does involve people on sea and that. Could be why I love seafood quite a lot
Don't you have to purge their insides by starving them for a few days? because they have sand and other nasty surprises?
It's just rinsed out with water during cleaning
TheTraveler You don't starve mussels for a few days either, do you? ;) You rinse them, let them sit a bit in cold water, rinse them again, and that's it. Most of the sand is gone by then, just like with mussels. And the nasty surprises: I'm guessing you're talking about their poop, right? Well, unlike mussels, I wouldn't recommend you eat the black part if you look at it as something nasty (the poop). It's not a big deal, but I understand that it might make some people throw up. :p
If it's anything like purging crayfish salt water makes them vomit and poo, if you don't purge them they have the poo veins, you do it about a day before, then in the hot tub, I know it may seem cruel, but you gotta get the yuck part out before you eat them, honestly I can't cook lobsters, they scream when you toss them in the hot water.
Kittie Perry That's not screaming, sweetheart, that's their claws/shell that grinds and air that escapes out of little pocket holes. A common mistake people make. Lobsters can't provide sound. ;)
+TheOpelkoenjas Are you sure? They don't have a thorax? That high pitched noise sounds like a scream, and it's right when you toss them in. I watched an episode of master chef where they gave all the chefs a huge live crab, it blew bubbles so I know it was alive. One of the chefs grabbed the large crab and ripped the top of its shell off, I mean completely off, Gordon Ramsey went over to her and told her that not only was she letting out all the flavor that way, it was inhumane what she did to it. There is a grocery store down here I heard that when you buy a fish from the tank they take it to the back and wack it in the head before they give it to you. I couldn't do that job either.
As Chinese, we prefer steaming seafood with just a little of seasoning. In this case for razor clam, I use a knife to carefully separate the muscle which is stick at its shell from both side. Then I cut the 'tube' part to clear out all the sand and this is pretty much all I need to do before rinse it off. Finally, just put them on a plate and steam for around 6 minute when the water is boiling. If you prefer though, adding some sea salt, chopped herb and garlic before steaming is an option. Don't forget about the 'juice' on the plate! Mix them with cooked pasta is always a good choice! :D
They're quite common seafood in Italy. Pasta made with it is awesome.
They're also quite easy and very fun to catch also in deep water (you need a long metal stick). I used to do it all the time until they passed a ban on private fishing where I did it.
+Врач ред wow no private fishing but commercial fishing is ok? thats kinda backwards....
In these drastic times can they be boiled in just water?
you waste so much meat... learn to clean them
That looks disgusting... I want to eat them
Lovely video, thanks for sharing. How come you only eat part of them ? I've never tried razor clams, but have tried and enjoyed many other shellfish. Seems a waste to throw the biggest part away. Not criticising, just curious.
Andrew Wheeler I too have no idea why he does that. It's a real waste of good food. And to me even showing disrespect to the animal itself. The only part that I would tend to stay away from is the black part (poop sack), but other than that: I'll eat the whole darn thing. LOL
We eat the whole thing in New England.
Clean them in water and corn meal to purge the sand and steam them and dip in melted butter and the broth.
stop apologizing for anything! the dish is amazing.
Wind can be helped. For a camera, get a sock. Cut out a hole for the lens and camera back. If it's a phone, use a nylon with bits of sock or foam over the microphone.
never seen a clam like that wow
Drāno drain cleaner you should see geoducts or giant clams
I thought you could eAt the whole clam!
...never on my plate; what a strange, nasty looking creature. And the whole world goes crazy when others eat rats.
These don't carry diseases, rats on the other hand are well known for it.
Well, if you live near the ocean you may eat this clams but if you live in the mountainous you will eat rats lol, the world is balance.
They are very nice sauteed in garlic and olive oil too over soem pasta. Fun video, thanks.
omg that's the weirdest thing i've ever seen hahah. cool video though
I nearly died when you threw out the pot likker! :( Best stuff for chowders, soups, whatever.
but you didn't even get the gills and stomach out!
well he cut off the foot as the only part to eat which doesn't have the gills or stomach... the rest was wasted apparently :( wtf
Personally these should be purged (in salt water) for at least a couple of hours before cooking but pref overnight then the whole fish can be used, if you eat whitebait the whole fish is used so why is shellfish different?
Shellfish are filter feeders which can mean a slight risk of food poisoning. You should make sure any shellfish you harvest are coming from clean water.
there're other recipes to cook it, where instead of using chorizo which has a very distinct flavour on its own, spices are used to enhance the clam's natural flavour.
ARE YOU MAD MAN????? U dumped the best parts down the drain and into the waste basket!! Shame on'ya!!
Must be a bloody nice caravan if you have cooker that good, looks fantastic btw.
Looks tasty, I never though to try chorizo with clams! I have been catching and eating these my whole life. In my opinion, it pays off to gut them before cooking, they taste better and less bitter than boiling them whole. This way, you can also add them straight into clam chowder or other dishes towards the end and they won't get overly chewy!
My first cookware after moving out of my parents house looked an awful lot like your pot. They gave me their cookware that they saved, but never used, after they were stationed in Mildenhall in the late 70s. lol
As a mexican the way you cooked that chorizo disgusted me
food can be cooked in many different ways. if it's part of your culture to cook it a certain way, it is not always the ONLY way.
+JaySweatshirt im being sarcastic but its just my opinion.
+the golden cake I get that, I respect you though! I totes do. I didn't mean it in a bad way lol
Err so how would a Mexican cook them? And why would it be better for this meal than sweating them in a bit of oil. Thx
Chorizo comes from Spain not mexico.
That's so cool! I've only seen people using those big things where you dig out a giant plug of mud where the clams are, I would've never believed that salt works if I hadn't seen it in this video.
Why would a saltwater creature care about salt?
Notice the Snail like skin, salt in the ocean is diluted enough to have no affect. Pour regular salt over and that clams head'll shrivel up, it starts to feel the burn and pops up in an attempt to find water put its top in. (This is all based off nothing, but what i saw.. So take it as a grain of salt;) i guess)
+xiChewy Prolly makes em think the tide came in as well
man, I have the same question :))
Because to much salt could raise the clams blood pressure and most clams are very health conscious. No one wants a hysterical clam with high blood pressure now do we??
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..... That would go well on a bed of veggie rice..
..... I dry my own veggies and throw a handful or two of them into each serving of Ramens rice or whatever lacks veggies.. It's a quick, painless way to get more nutrition.. I also forage for nutrient rich foods.. I even dry and freeze foraged foods for winter use..
You got to fish, not buy expensive razor fishes in the fish market duh
they were fished for . so I don't understand your comment.
Scott Rea hey scott love the vids man, now dont jump on me for this i aint trolling, but thos clams get a bit over done? as in they pretty shrunk up, thats a lot of clam for such a tiny plate of food?
***** no, but thats cool lol
+Al Sundays man ur fucking dumb
your personal contact is so cute!
I’m sure this won’t get a reply but I’ll try. You’ve cooked yours while still containing the intestine then just taken the foot. Why not remove the gut while still raw, as other videos I’ve watched, so it’s less wasteful?
This was great! Loved the video. But next time try not to breath so laboriously, it was distracting.
Hey I've said the same to your mom it is distracting
Really nice video. Would be yummy with garlic too. Why are you only eating half of them? Maybe the other half use in chowder?
this is brilliant! how possible 34 people dislike this video? thanks for the teaching and enjoy your meal
Chorizo is Spanish, not Italian. Therefore it is not pronounced 'choritso' but 'choritho' although 'choisso' is acceptable. Z is pronounced 'ss' in Andalucía and Latin America.
It's funny how no one talks about animal cruelty just because it doesn't look like it's alive since it doesn't have eyes or what not. And this like most other videos about live foods is not animal cruelty.
+FatPanda Because it's not "cute"
Darc Gibson Yeah probably, but neither are crabs
***** I do hope that's not a serious question. I gave the explanation in that same comment, if you don't understand god help you.
Not really funny, humans just find it easier to care about creatures that remind them of themselves (aka. have visible facial features, ability to reproduce, trying to defend itself when threatened etc.) Something in the brain just goes off and reminds us that the creature before us feels and sees, like a human. Most of us can't stand the thought of innocent humans beings killed, so the alarm bells go off.
M Fitzburger Have people really not heard of the saying 'it's funny how', it's funny because of irony, implies sarcasm. Not because it's like a joke fml.
Oh, this does look good. I see them sold here in France sometimes. That would be nice with many French sausages, maybe over a homemade mashed potato underpinning. Uprated, shared. :)
I ABSOLUTELY LOOVE RAZOR CLAM BUT THEY ARE SO EXPENSIVER HERE IN VANCOUVER!! I only eat them when I am at a Chinese Restaurant, during SPECIAL occasions!
Why would you toss that glorious liquor? What a tremendous waste.
You get top dollar for these in Spain. Most people supplement their income by catching them and flogging them to restaurants. Another thing we don't eat in UK (and we have an abundance of them) is gooseneck barnacles (percebes in Spanish.) Sell in Spain for 50euro a kilo. We don't look twice at them here. Same as octopus, a delicacy on the continent, in UK we use it for crab pot bait!!!
Scott if you have a chance, try eating them at a Chinese Restaurant. I'll guarantee that you will L.O.V.E it. Make sure "Steamed" version with garlic!!
I like to eat the foot of the clams with various sauces, the possibilities are endless and I like to pickle the mantle for salads, that way nothing goes to waste.
Great video! I'm not even sure we have them here on the south coast of Texas (Gulf Coast). But I'm going to look!
Good video for all the ppl who've never had them there deff missing out because they are delish but you should have saved the boiling liquor and used it for something else,I don't like to waste anything from seafood :-) my fav food and so healthy for you. 100%protein 0%fat.enjoy.
Good video for all the ppl who've never had them there deff missing out because they are delish but you should have saved the boiling liquor and used it for something else,I don't like to waste anything from seafood :-) my fav food and so healthy for you. 100%protein 0%fat.enjoy.
Im charging you with Illegal Misuse of Chorizo by a convicted Sex Offender...
Plot twist: he was the kid who got molested
I love em... wasted as Bass bait. I use a spear... 2mm stainless rod with a small hook...it's a bloody art though I'm probably out of practice.
chorizo with sea food...yuck... you've killed the freshness and sweetness of the clams...
I'm no expert but I would have used salt water to cook the clams rather than wine because the strong taste of the wine ruins the salty sea-food flavour of the clams. But thats me. Anyways, thanks for this video. Cheers.
What a waste throwing out Half of the clams and the white wine Stock ..sorry but I just hate wasting food that had to die to become food .. just had to say it.. but effective Way to catch them and lucky for you to live near the coastline.. thank you for the video anyway. Peace
Wouldn't take them,for such a small amount of flesh.It's no surprise seabirds now forage for pizza and chips.
I'm hearing about this creature for the first time in my life.. I wonder how it taste.. I wanna taste it.. But I'm not sure to swallow..
Seriously pal, did you just trow away the basics for a really good seafood dish? The leftover water and pieces could have been saved set to simmer with some mussles, poree, carrots and potatoes and you'd have the loveliest sefood stew. Clearly, you are no real cook.
Asians go mad for em? Europeans have been eating them since the dawn of time too.
Such a waste throwing the best part. Thou the video is nice, you're a bad cook. Asians catch it and cook faster and tastier. Catch a kilo clam per hour is normal.
Everyone can make a video catching these but can someone make a video explaining what the fuck these things are...
No! you threw the juice down the sink!!!!!! what!!!!that's all the flavor and then to wash them with cold water!!!! oh NO!
I tried to prepare these it was a big fail. i steamed them in wine but i did not know what part was edible and i was not sure how to clean them i did not eat the stomach with the black stuff I think i ate the siphon but i would need more close up detain on how to clean and cook these. the taste was sweet and rubbery but I would not go crazy and buy them again unless i had someone who knew by my side what they were doing. I even tried to find a picture diagram on which part is edible but was not able to. i got drunk accidental on the cooking wine and i was ok until 12 hrs later it was like a rock in my stomach and it could not digest any thing i ate. was it the wine, or the clams or the salmon cakes i made. i don't know. I normally am not a drinker bought the wine to steam them in with garlic and lemon and parsley. I love clam chowder soup the white kind with potatoes and cherry clams.
Seriously, only eat just the foot of the razor. Wow, seen a lot of people scamper for them on low tide, and only eat that little bit. Thanks for sharing.
Chorizo and clams? What the fuck has chorizo to do with clams? Gordon Ramsay gonna kill you dude.
Why did you not purge these, remove shells then open up to remove the brown part (stomach) that way you could have eaten the entire class. Nice receipe but rather wateful
in washington state, we have a giant glam called geo duck (pronounced gooey-duk) any appenently they sell for a ton in japan
Does delicacy mean disgusting looking and tasting foods that it is necessary to trick people into eating by claiming it helps you get a hard on or some other nutty health benefit but actually does nothing whatsoever?
I remember when I was like 12 or something I ate some and they were amazing
we take a portable bbq to the a beach and cook what we find boil clams .cockles mussels use a pin. a light rod will catch a flatty in shallow water. never grows old. edit take hoisin or lee an perrins sauce
Ive seen those before, but they were much larger in Washington state. I never plated them though, but they did look nice. :)
At least you should try to cook more clean - means keep clean your place. And btw - the liquid you cooked it in - it is some of the best ! You throw it. Take it on the plate and use a whitebread to suck the juice and eat it.
I see people eat the whole clam not just that little bit.
wtf chorizo is that i am from new mexico and just looks like crap the dish still looks great and i eat it but the chorizo looks nasty
Looks delicious but draining the wine and liquor away seemed a waste,I would of added some cream to it and made a delicious sauce to pour over.
So what exactly do these things taste like? The only Clam that I've tried thus far that I like is Mussels.
Oh yes Tina you could grill some smoke makrall until it's really crisp and crushe it between you fingers and
sprinkle a little bit on top just before you server
or smoked salmon or bacon or fresh green pesto add only to taste
To Tina Turner and Neil Diamond
I can't believe you dumped that clam juice down the drain I would have saved it and used in a seafood dish with tomatoes sauce ass kicking good!
Done a lot of fishing in north wales near holyhead and caught a lot of them, theres a huge mussell bed too in the water of the inland sea at Four mile bridge where I would sit there in the boat cleaning them and ate them all that night lol. Water is so shallow that you can step out of the boat where the mussel bed is
Yea it called shellfish, it only think about itself. 😅