#Geo duck near me download#

The joint was nothing special-a small space with a dozen or so bistro tables, a few booths along the walls, and half a dozen bar stools at the sushi bar. Next to a Wal-Mart? Hmm.īut it was the chef that made the place, not the location, she insisted. I was familiar with the area and it didn’t strike me as the place for good sushi. In fact, I remember being dubious when my friend Belen told me about Sushi Tomi. I was eating lunch in Sushi Tomi, a sushi bar with a very good reputation, but not so good location. The first time I saw geoduck was in 2006. And according to Smithsonian, the name geoduck comes from the Nisqually Indian gweduc, which means “dig deep.” The geoduck clam uses its tiny foot to burrow into the seafloor and sand as it grows. What is a gooey duck? And why is it pronounced gooey duck (GOO-ee duhk) when it’s spelled g-e-o-duck?

#Geo duck near me download#

Listen here or download on iTunes or Google Play. Our geoduck was plenty large enough for four people to enjoy their fill, and could have served even more.On today’s episode, I’m tackling G is for Geoduck and Grouper. Geoducks are difficult to get, and Wei Wei insists that they be fresh for sashimi purposes, so call in advance to confirm the availbility of geoduck and razor clams. Wei Wei sells geoduck and razor clams at 'market price'. While you're there enjoying geoduck and razor clams, make sure to sample a noodle dish or two, and enjoy a cool bubble tea or bubble smoothie. They're also not common, even at high-quality Chinese restaurants. Due to their delicate shells, they are difficult to harvest commercially and thus difficult to find at fish markets. The meat has the expected texture of clam, but a sweet flavor that may remind you of lobster. The razor clams served up at Wei Wei are also known as Atlantic Jackknife Clams, found along the Eastern Atlantic coasts ranging from South Carolina to Canada. Geoduck isn't the only mollusk on the menu. The rest (we didn't ask too many questions) was served as deep-fried popcorn-sized nuggets. You could dip it in soy sauce and wasabi or enjoy it plain. The flavor was as delicate as its appearance, slightly sweet. The majority of our clam was served as thinly sliced sashimi, arranged flower-like on a plate of ice. Wei Wei serves up the entire clam in several ways. While that may be true, I'd say that there are better ways to enjoy them. In the US, they're just considered the best clams for clam chowder. They are sometimes sold as 'king clam' in the States, and they are considered a delicacy in Asia. They are a native American salt-water clam species that buries themselves up to a meter deep within the sediment in the Puget sound between Washington state and British Columbia. If you click on the photo, you'll see why. In Chinese, the clams are called 'elephant trunk clams'.

Geoduck is actually pronounced 'gooey-duck'. A date was set and we all went to Wei Wei to experience the marvel that is.

Joe's parents adore clams, mussels, oysters - any seafood in a shell - and they were particularly delighted to discover the geoduck and razor clams and knew they had to share their discovery. Many of the standards we've come to expect at Chinese restaurants in the States are there, but the stars of the menu are the noodle dishes and the special seafood dishes. The menu is mainly Chinese dishes with a few others, such as Vietnamese summer rolls and miso soup. Plan to go hungry so you have plenty of room for a feast. Now, Ann Arbor is a restaurant mecca, but there's still occasionally a reason to head to Toledo for a meal. Years and years ago, I'm told, Ann Arborites had to go to Toledo, Ohio to find a good dinner.