Saw that which you see here, on Facebook, this morning. With text saying, "You know you're a true Washingtonian if you can pronounce 'geoduck' properly."
Well. I am a true former Washingtonian and I know how to pronounce the name of this giant clam.
Gooey Duck.
In my old home zone of the Skagit Valley there is a location called Samish Island, which has not been an actual island since early in the previous century, due to Dutch dike builders blocking off the saltwater, so as to create more farmland.
Samish Island is a clam diggers paradise.
On an extremely low tide, a sandbar appears. You have to wade through semi-deep water to reach this sandbar. And, once you do you, are at a location known for growing a lot of geoducks.
When you start digging for a clam, after spotting the telltale sign in the sand, you don't know if it is gonna be a horse clam or hit the jackpot with it being a giant geoduck.
Horse clams greatly outnumber the geoduck population.
I can not remember when last I had homemade clam chowder made from freshly dug clams...
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