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Clams casino

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Clams casino is a baked shellfish appetizer of clams served on the half shell and topped with breadcrumbs and bacon, with peppers, butter and garlic as common companions. Littleneck or cherrystone clams are usual, and Worcestershire sauce, white wine, lemon juice and shallots or onion appear in many recipes. The clams are cooked in various ways, then returned to half the shell with breading and baked or broiled to a golden brown. The one constant across versions is the bacon. The dish is said to have originated in Rhode Island, and legend places its invention in 1917 at the Little Casino in Narragansett, where a maitre d hotel devised it for a hostess wanting something special for her guests. It remains very common on Rhode Island menus and is popular with Italian-American restaurants, and in New Orleans cooks substitute oysters for clams.

Facts
Classification
Course
Appetizer 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Fish or Shellfish 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1917 1
Connections

In Cuisine

American Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Clams casino (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Bacon, Ingredients
Source Clams casino (Wikipedia)
Butter, Ingredients
Source Clams casino (Wikipedia)
Clam, Ingredients
Source Clams casino (Wikipedia)
Garlic, Ingredients
Source Clams casino (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Rhode Island

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Clams casino (Wikipedia)Lead [in-cuisine]
Quote, Lead [in-cuisine]
It originated in Rhode Island in the United States.
Sources
1. Clams casino (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    It is often served as an appetizer in New England
  • Ingredients
    The dish uses littlenecks or cherrystone clams.
  • Ingredients [dietary-suitability]
    Other basic ingredients include butter, peppers, bacon and garlic.
  • History
    According to legend, the recipe for clams casino was originally developed in 1917 in the Little Casino in Narragansett, Rhode Island
  • Lead [in-cuisine]
    It originated in Rhode Island in the United States.
  • In Group: North American Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes, Preparation
    added with breading to half the clam shell and baked or broiled (grilled from above) to a golden brown
  • Uses Ingredient: Bacon, Preparation [uses-ingredient]
    but the constant factor is the bacon
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