Clam Cooking Tips Once your clams are cleaned, you're ready to eat or cook them. The smallest clams are the most desirable for eating raw. The larger the clams are, the tougher the meat will be. If you are going to eat unshucked clams raw, be sure to serve them cold, so the she...
Shrimp can be cooked and peeled, or peeled raw and then cooked to harden the texture and cause the shrimp to curl. Oysters and clams often contain mud or sand on the exterior and should be well washed before opened. Precooking in boiling water kills the animal, opens the shell and firms...