{"id":18113,"date":"2016-11-23T11:14:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T16:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=18113"},"modified":"2016-11-23T11:14:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T16:14:33","slug":"what-kind-of-new-england-clam-chowder-is-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/what-kind-of-new-england-clam-chowder-is-this.html","title":{"rendered":"What Kind of New England Clam Chowder Is This?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week we went out for lunch at a new restaurant that opened here in New England. I spotted the \u201cNew England Clam Chowder\u201d on the menu and of course I wanted to give it a try.<\/p>\n

The meal looked great.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Source: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And of course, they also brought the clam chowder.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Source: Thomas Jay Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I asked, \u201cIs this the New England Clam Chowder?\u201d
\n\u201cYes,\u201d I was assured.
\n\u201cBut, it\u2019s brown and it doesn\u2019t taste like clam chowder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clam chowder is supposed to look and taste like this:<\/p>\n

\"Photo:<\/a>
Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just looking at it you can taste it.<\/p>\n

I know that other types of chowders exist: Manhattan style, corn chowder, fish chowder, spicy chowders, etc. \u2013 but this menu specifically said it was \u201cNew England Clam Chowder.\u201d<\/p>\n

#EpicFail.<\/p>\n

As the Dallas Morning News<\/em> reported in this 1964 newspaper article, New Englanders \u201care almost offended if they are served anything but the creamy New England Clam Chowder.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
Source: GenealogyBank.com, Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas), 9 January 1964, Section 5, page 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Which clam chowder do you prefer?
\nNew England?
\nManhattan style?
\nOther?<\/p>\n

Tell us about your favorite in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

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