Editing Chowder (section)

===Clam===
{{main|Clam chowder}}
Clam chowder is prepared with [[clam]]s, diced potato, onion, and sometimes celery. It may be prepared as a cream-style or [[broth]]-style soup. Several variations of clam chowder exist, including New England clam chowder, which is a cream-style soup; Manhattan clam chowder, a broth-style soup prepared using tomato, vegetables and clams;<ref name="TST-1"/><ref name="Publishing 2011 p. 287"/> Rhode Island clam chowder is a broth-style soup without dairy, and alternatively also includes stewed tomatoes which is known as red chowder;<ref name="Publishing 2011 p. 287"/><ref name=AAA>{{Cite web|url=https://magazine.northeast.aaa.com/daily/life/food-dining/types-of-clam-chowder/|title=The Scoop on Different Types of Clam Chowder|date=2020-02-19|website=Your AAA Network|language=en-US|access-date=2024-04-24}}</ref> New Jersey clam chowder; Delaware clam chowder; Hatteras clam chowder; and Minorcan clam chowder. In Connecticut clam chowder, milk is used instead of cream. New England clam chowder is made in a diverse variety of styles.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Worrall|first1=Simon|title=What's Best, Worst, and Most Weird About American Food|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151220-american-food-cuisine-local-state-ngbooktalk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222180211/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151220-american-food-cuisine-local-state-ngbooktalk/|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2015|website=National Geographic|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>

Clam chowder may be prepared with fresh, [[Steaming|steamed]] clams or [[Canning|canned]] clams.<ref name="Brody Flaste 1994"/> The "clam liquor" from steamed or canned clams may be retained for use in the soup,<ref name="Brody Flaste 1994"/> and fresh or bottled [[clam juice]] may be used.<ref name="TST-1"/><ref name="TODAY.com 2015"/> January 21 is the  National New England Clam Chowder Day in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dea|first1=Cynthia|title=National New England clam chowder day|url=http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/01/21/national-clam-chowder-day/|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130121009/http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/01/21/national-clam-chowder-day/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Emily|title=National New England clam chowder day|url=http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/01/21/national-clam-chowder-day/|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130121009/http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/01/21/national-clam-chowder-day/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the late 1800s clam chowder was introduced in New Zealand as an "American" dish and has become integral to New Zealand cuisine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nzchowder.com/?cat=4 |title=The home of chowder in New Zealand |website=NZ Seafood Chowder Blog |access-date=4 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827172230/http://nzchowder.com/?cat=4|archive-date=27 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> A variant of New Zealand clam chowder is "pipi chowder", also known as "pipi soup" made with New Zealand [[Paphies australis|surf clams]].<ref>Maggy Wassilieff, 'Seafood - Favourite Kiwi fare', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/5101/toheroa (accessed 30 December 2022)</ref> "Pipi" comes from the indigenous [[Māori people|Maori]] name for the shellfish.<ref>{{cite web |website=Food |url= https://www.food.com/recipe/pipi-soup-nz-clam-chowder-483650 |title=Pipi Soup (NZ Clam Chowder) |access-date=2020-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://gorgeouswithattitude.blogspot.com/2012/11/pipi-pie-to-pipi-sandwiches-recipes.html |title=Pipi Pie to Pipi Sandwiches, Recipes from a Vintage NZ Cook Book|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref> Although there are variations in ingredients all New Zealand seafood chowders are made in the style of New England chowders, always with milk and/or cream.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/collections/recipes/cloudy-bay-clam-chowder|title = Cloudy Bay Clam Chowder &#124; RNZ Recipes|website = [[Radio New Zealand]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Tea Girl |date= |title=Pipi Soup (Nz Clam Chowder) Recipe |url=https://www.food.com/recipe/pipi-soup-nz-clam-chowder-483650 |accessdate=2022-09-07 |publisher=Food.com}}</ref>

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File:Clam juice being used in preparation of clam chowder.jpg|Bottled [[clam juice]] being used in preparation of clam chowder
File:Quail 07 bg 041506.jpg|[[New England clam chowder]]
File:Manhattan Clam Chowder 1.jpg|[[Manhattan clam chowder]]
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