COUNTNECK CLAMS

All hard-shell clams are of the same species.  They grow to different sizes and delectably depending on the sea water in which they live. All our clams are "wild-caught," not farmed.  Hard-shell clams are categorized by the thickness of the body, the "hinge-width," not the diameter.  The " hinge width" is the distance between the convex apex of the right shell and the convex apex of the left shell.

Countneck Clams are our smallest hard-shell clams.  A delicate, tangy clam, they are wonderful on the half-shell or in sauces and pasta dishes.   A clam is a Countneck when it has a 1" to 2" inch "hinge width."  We sell Countnecks in two-pound satchels, approximately 24 to a bag.