Bowl 'Em Over; The Best Chowders Let Ingredients Speak for Themselves

From: The Washington Post | Date: February 20, 2008| Author: Domenica Marchetti | Copyright information

Chowder is a home cook's dream.

Almost certainly born of necessity (early versions contained little more than salt pork, onions, fish and hardtack, a dry biscuit consumed by fishermen at sea), the dish invites improvisation, improvement and creative touches. From the main ingredient -- will it be clam, cod, crab or corn? -- to the supporting players -- red potatoes or yellow? milk or cream? tomatoes or no? -- chowder is about personal expression.

But what makes a good cho...

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