Clam
Bivalvia
Not Kosher
No fins or scales
Fins
No
Scales
No
Description
Clams can be eaten raw, steamed, boiled, baked, or fried. They show up in clam chowder, clams casino, and cioppino.
Clams live in both fresh and salt water, with the most diversity in North America. They burrow into sand or mud on the sea floor or riverbed, and they are both dug wild and farmed in coastal areas worldwide.
Also known as
- Quahog
- Littleneck
- Cherrystone
- Steamer
- Razor clam
- Geoduck
Clam in foreign languages
| Scientific | Bivalvia |
| Hebrew | צדפות |
| Arabic | ذوات الصدفتين |
| Spanish | Bivalva |
| Portuguese | Lamelibrânquio |
| French | Lamellibranches |
| Italian | bivalvi |
| German | Muscheln |
| Greek | Δίθυρα |
| Russian | Двустворчатые |
| Turkish | Midyeler |
| Chinese | 双壳纲 |
| Japanese | 二枚貝 |
| Korean | 이매패류 |
| Hindi | पटलक्लोमी |
| Bengali | বাইভালভিয়া |
| Vietnamese | Thân mềm hai mảnh vỏ |
| Thai | ชั้นไบวาลเวีย |
| Indonesian | Pelecypoda |
Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Not kosher. Clams are bivalve mollusks (shellfish) with no fins and no scales.