National Fried Clam Day

New England's crispiest, brinier summer tradition, whole belly and proud.

National Fried Clam Day on July 3 celebrates one of New England's most iconic regional foods: soft-shell clams dipped in batter and fried to a golden crisp. Fried clams are said to have been invented in 1916 by Lawrence 'Chubby' Woodman at his clam shack in Essex, Massachusetts, when he tossed fresh