Rhode Island Quahogs

So unless you’re from RI or have spent some time there (or possibly watch Food Network), you’ve probably only ever heard of Quahogs from Family Guy.  Still, you could also be Rhode Island born & raised and yet while you may have heard of quahogs, you’ve never actually tried one. (Like Me!)

Well, here you have it… a photograph of genuine Roe Dyland quahogs driven down to Brooklyn by my father.

These are some baked quahogs.  The texture is about what you’d expect from the picture, sort of a seafood stuffing but a little pasty, these had a little bit of spice but went down pretty easy.  I’m not sold on why these are so “popular” in RI or RI culture, I much prefer our clamcakes ‘n chowda or good ol’ fish ‘n chips.