LITTLENECK 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.

Littlenecks are the most tender of our hard-shell clams. A clam is a Littleneck when it has a 2" to 2 3/4" inch "hinge width." Littlenecks are most suitable for serving on the half shell or in recipes like Clams Casino. We sell Littlenecks in two-pound satchels, approximately 22 each.