354490 Tue Dec 26 20:02:07 -0800 2006 14 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2129589 I'm familiar with New England and Manhattan clam chowder, but what is Rhose Island clear clam chowder? Tue Dec 26 20:02:07 -0800 2006 58954 orangetravelcat 1 2129595 Rhode Island Chowder is clam chowder without the tomato (red) or cream (white) that is found in Manhatten and New England Chowders. It is a clear broth and is very tasty. We prefer it over the others. Jay Tue Dec 26 20:05:19 -0800 2006 2129589 52302 JayCT 1 2129654 If you want more of a pronounced clam taste, RI chowder is the way to go. I find all three to be completely different animals and I love them all. Picture Manhattan clam chowder without the tomatoes and that is the RI chowder. Tue Dec 26 20:36:09 -0800 2006 2129589 19634 mels 2 2132294 There's a fourth type, Maritime Clam Chowder, I'm still trying to get the recipe of the late chef of Orient by the Sea, someone there tells me they have it. Creamy, spicy, wouldn't be surprised if there was a little cheddar in it. There are recipes on the Internet but none are it (some call for all types of fish but hers only had clams). Wed Dec 27 22:11:51 -0800 2006 2129654 11097 coll 3 2134009 Maybe similar to a Bermuda-type chowder? Those tend to be creamy but darker, and quite spicy. Thu Dec 28 16:49:24 -0800 2006 2132294 13807 JaneRI 4 2134261 That's a great lead, I imagine the sailors in the Maritimes did a lot of travelling to the Carribean. Thanks! Thu Dec 28 18:05:32 -0800 2006 2134009 11097 coll 1 2130290 To muddy the waters even further, Legal Sea Foods has something called "Rhode Island Red Chowder", which is tomato-based and contains sausage instead of salt pork. Is this some sort of take on Portuguese-style seafood soup, or did Legal make this one up in their test kitchen? Wed Dec 27 01:46:17 -0800 2006 2129589 21351 oodja 2 2130480 Not all that common, but I used to go to a liitle place in Cranston on Fridays and get this thick red chowder and clam cakes.It was quite good, and filling on a student budget. Wed Dec 27 03:36:20 -0800 2006 2130290 27342 trufflehound 3 2130926 A lot of places in RI SERVE red chowder, but it's still manhattan-style, not RI-style. Wed Dec 27 14:18:50 -0800 2006 2130480 13807 JaneRI 4 2131494 There was a very heated discussion about RI chowder preferences on egullet a while back. Apparently red chowder has made substantial inroads onto restaurant menus and overall popularity in the Providence area, which I still find amazing. Wed Dec 27 17:53:52 -0800 2006 2130926 12829 Bob W 5 2131608 I personally find it icky but I don't like RI style either. I like a big fat New England style, so thick the spoon stands up straight. Purists are horrified at that type of chowder. Wed Dec 27 18:39:31 -0800 2006 2131494 13807 JaneRI 1 2130599 My husband and I found a couple of good versions of the clear RI clam chowder last summer. One was a special at Jake's Seafood in Hull and the other has always been on the menu at Evelyn's Drive-In in Tiverton. I put a few words and a coupleo of photos up on our site so you can see what it looks like and link to the two places if you want to go give it a try. http://www.bostonzest.com/generic1.html Wed Dec 27 04:49:19 -0800 2006 2129589 21331 BostonZest 2 2418171 I guess I was wrong -- I'm from CT and I thought that RI clam chowder, coincidentally or otherwise, was kind of a cross between the red NY style and the white creamy NE style ... Sat Mar 24 20:06:28 -0700 2007 2130599 85615 misohungrychewlow 3 4111413 I just read somewhere this summer that a place on the East End of Long Island (which is 8 miles from Rhode Island) is famous for their chowder, which is half and half, red and white. And this place is a few miles from the restaurant I mentioned above. So you can call it Maritime Chowder or whatever, but maybe that's all there is to it! Fri Oct 17 12:44:51 -0700 2008 2418171 11097 coll 1 5029648 legal seafood in boston and florida has one of the best clam chowders out there of origional style. thick chowder is not the real type. it should be creamy and buttery. another restaurant that has good chowder is the lafayette house on rt 1 near the foxboro stadium. next time you go see the pats play have lunch or dinner there you cant go wrong. Mon Sep 14 15:22:59 -0700 2009 2129589 1109366 awhite175