Louisiana Tries To Improve Clams That `Taste Like Mud'

From: The Washington Post | Date: November 10, 1988| Author: | Copyright information

The Rangia clam looks tasty, but biting into one of the Louisiana bivalves can be an unpleasant surprise.

"They taste like mud," said Thomas Hsieh, a Louisiana State University food science professor.

LSU scientists are trying to remove the taste of the Gulf Coast mud in which the clams thrive because Louisiana hopes to penetrate the East Coast clam market, said LSU Professor Walter Zachritz.

Zachritz spoke at the Oceans '88 conference in Baltimore last week.

"There are some real obstacles to overcome," before the gulf state can compete with Maine and Maryland in supplying clams to the ...

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