Clam soup
Clam soup is a soup prepared using clams as a primary ingredient. Clam soup can be prepared as a thin, broth- or cream/milk-based soup and as a thicker, chowder-style soup. In Japan, hot miso soup prepared with clams is believed by some to be a cure for the hangover.
Overview
[edit]Clam soup is prepared using clams as a main ingredient. Additional ingredients can include carrot, celery, onion and other vegetables, vegetable broth or stock or other types of broths and stocks (such as fish stock)<ref name="Farmer 1896"/> seasonings and spices, salt and pepper. Fresh or canned clams can be used to prepare the dish.<ref name="Goldthwaite Cognard-Black Nestle 2014"/> Clam chowder is a well-known clam soup, but not all clam soups are chowders or have the thick consistency that chowders typically possess.
In Japan, hot miso soup with clams is a traditional cure for the hangover.<ref name="Bellomo 2015"/> Clams possess high levels of ornithine, an amino acid that some Japanese people believe serves to reduce levels of stress, and "helps improve liver function—including detoxifying harmful substances like alcohol."<ref name="Bellomo 2015"/> A canned clam soup product named "Power of 70" claims to cure hangovers.<ref name="Bellomo 2015"/>
Varieties
[edit]Clam chowder
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Clam chowder is a clam soup prepared as a chowder, typically using a cream base.<ref name="Warshaw 2015"/> Several varieties of clam chowder exist. Manhattan clam chowder is a tomato-based soup prepared with vegetables and clams, but lacks cream or milk.<ref name="Warshaw 2015"/><ref name="Voltz 1972"/><ref name="Correa 2016"/>
Jaecheop-guk
[edit]Jaecheop-guk is a clear Korean soup made with small freshwater clams called jaecheop (재첩, Corbicula leana). It is a local specialty of the Gyeongsang Province where jaecheop are harvested, such as the lower reaches of Nakdong River, and river basins around Gimhae, Myeongji, Eumgung, and Hadan counties<ref name="triptokorea">Template:Cite web</ref> as well as places near the Suyeong River in Busan and the Seomjin River.<ref name="Doosan">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
Gallery
[edit]- Clam soups
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A simple clam soup
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Korean clam soup with spinach
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Fresh clam soup
