When is National Deep Fried Clams Day?
Wednesday November 1stOn November 1st, National Deep Fried Clams Day in the United States commemorates a common seafood dish enjoyed since the 1840s.
Since the 1840s, Fried has been on menus in restaurants. The Eastern Seaboard was served with mutton, liver, and veal cutlets as well as mutton, liver, and veal cutlets.. They have a long history, too.
Lawrence Henry "Chubby" Woodman of Essex, Massachusetts deep fried the first breaded clams over 100 years ago, according to legend. Chubby is said to have served his customers the first modern-day deep-fried clams in his little roadside restaurant, now Woodman's of Essex, on July 3, 1916.
Soffron Brothers Clam Co., headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, manufactured clam strips made from the foot of hard-shelled sea clams. Thomas Soffron of Soffron Brothers Clam Co., based in Ipswich, Massachusetts, later invented clam strips. These were sold exclusively to Howard Johnson's in an exclusive contract, and as the chain expanded, they became extremely popular around the country.
Clams are low in cholesterol and fat without breading and oil. However, they absorb cooking fat and calories when fried.
