My parents go digging for geoduck and razor clams every summer on the Oregon coast.
So my mom seasoned the geoduck, added some mayonnaise and cheese so it'd be like Japanese dynamite scallops, and we grilled them at the table.
While we waited for the clams to be done, we ate Chao Oc (Vietnamese Rice Porridge with Clams).
Finally done!
Slurp. Slurp.
So good!
That's why I always make it a point to come home for dinner when I'm in town. That and to spend time with my parents. :)
All Oregon posts can be found in the tag, Series: Oregon. I suggest reading this particular trip in this order:
I-5 From LA to Portland
Mom and Dad's Garden
Burgerville - Portland - Oregon
Hakatamon - Beaverton - Oregon
I Think I'll Go For a Walk Outside Now...
Vista Point - Oregon City
End of Oregon Trail Interpretive Center - Oregon City
Stevens-Crawford Heritage House - Oregon City
Museum of the Oregon Territory - Oregon City
Mom's Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes)
Blackberry Cobbler
Bonneville Lock and Dam - Cascade Locks - Oregon
Bonneville Hatchery - Cascade Locks - Oregon
Multnomah Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Horsetail Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Wahkeena Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Bridal Veil Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Historic Columbia River Highway - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Latourell Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Crown Point Vista House - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Banh Cuon Tan Dinh - Portland - Oregon (Closed)
Downtown Portland - Oregon
Lan Su Chinese Garden (Portland Classical Chinese Garden) - Portland - Oregon
Powell's City of Books - Portland - Oregon
Mom's Geoduck, Dynamite-Style and Chao Oc (Vietnamese Rice Porridge with Clams)
How to Prepare Geoduck and Razor Clams
Geoduck, Japanese Dynamite-style
Chao Oc (Vietnamese Rice Porridge with Clams)
Le Bistro Montage - Portland - Oregon
Kenny and Zuke's Delicatessen - Portland - Oregon
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Mmm, this looks delicious! I love geoduck!
ReplyDeleteThat looks fantastic. Yum.
ReplyDeleteOk Now, you're making me hungry in the middle of the night. I should try this. Geoduck is pretty expensive here.
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Clams and geoducks and Powells - surefire combination to make me drool! The chao oc looks -very- good (and more doable. I'm not sure I even know where to get geoducks for sale here.) Maybe I'll plunder the Chinese herbal store for half-dried oysters!
ReplyDeleteKirbie,
ReplyDeleteI love all bivalves! :)
Andi,
Mmm.
Indonesia Eats,
It's expensive in SoCal too, $13/lb. I only eat a lot because I get them free from my parents.
Shuku,
I love clams, but I'd have to rank Powell's above them. :P You can definitely use oysters for the rice porridge. Not sure how dried ones would taste reconstituted though.