Clamato? Would somebody please explain this?

[Jara sang]

Clam juice and tomato juice... Ummm... O.K. So what is clam juice? Ground up clams? Is it the fowl water the clams have been festering in? Makes me want to vomit just thinking about it.

[swag]

1. Yield to desire.

Go vomit.

[davidinalameda]

2. I've been wondering about that myself

the thought is pretty gross

[yvr girl]

3. It's hugely popular in Canada

I had some today. It's really more of a clam broth.

Have you never had clam sauce?

[tuvor]

8. It is NOT!

At least, I don't know anyone who goes out of their way for it.

:)

[yvr girl]

11. I know tons of peopel who drink mostly Ceasars.

I have it in my fridge right now.

[tuvor]

19. My caesars use straight tomato juice or V8.

I guess that doesn't make them true caesars, then, huh?

[Jara sang]

16. Like garlic & clam sauce over pasta?

The only shellfish I like are the "bugs". Lobster, crabs, crawfish and skrimps.

[Dover]

4. lol!!! Funniest post I've seen today!

AND a good question!

[Codeine]

5. We sell a ton of that shit at work...

...mostly to Mexican immigrants who mix it 50/50 with beer. :puke:

[madeline_con]

14. " ... mix it 50/50 with beer ..."

Surely you jest. :puke:

[Codeine]

18. Ya can't make this stuff up!

Seriously! I thought maybe when they told me this they were screwing with me; y'know, make the norteamericano look silly, but I asked my father-in-law, a born-and-raised Mexican from Aguas Calientes and he confirmed it.

It just sounds *so* nasty. :yoiks:

[madeline_con]

27. Liquid visit to the raw bar?

Beer and clams without all the pesky chewing. ;)

[yvr girl]

34. They aren't kidding

I know people who mix clamato and beer.

[mwdem]

6. Just mix it with a little vodka & lemon juice..

It's called a "caesar". I learned this in Canada, actually in Banff.

[tuvor]

9. Psst.

"Banff".

;)

[mwdem]

12. Oops, sorry,

you've got it right!

[tuvor]

17. Don't apologize. You give me too much credit.

I'm an ex-Alberta boy, I have to know these things. I'll bet you'd have to correct my spelling of a lot of Kansan (Kansasian? Kansonian?) place names.

Cheers!

[mwdem]

25. Not really,

I'm from the south, lived in the northeast 14 years before moving to Kansas. Now, I'm off to Texas. But, last fall, after my daughter was married, I took a vacation to Vancouver, took the Rocky Mtn. railway to Banff, & flew back from Calgary. It was such a beautiful ride! My daughter was in Banff a year before on a business trip & loved it so much. Beautiful country!

[Lindacooks]

7. It's good in Bloody Marys.

Adds a nice depth of flavor - really!

[Redstone]

10. Actually, it's broth made from boiling clam shells,

just like fish broth is made from boiling fish bones, or chicken broth is made from chicken bones.

Sorry to ruin all the fun, but there it is.

Still doesn't explain why the fuck anyone would want to drink it, though.

Redstone

[benburch]

22. Yes. A byproduct of the clam canning process...

That was previously discarded and was a pollutant. So, they packaged and sold the pollutant as "clam juice" and thus did not have to pay to treat it!!!

[havocmom]

31. It's SOOOOOO good!

On those hot days when you need something salty and a hit of potassium...

Love it. Have even used it as a base for aspic. How's THAT for weird?

[AlCzervik]

13. oh yeah, on a hot day after i've been running nothing is better then a

big glass of thick smelly room temperature clamato!:puke:

[Mortos]

15. Mixed with Vodka

It is a Bloody Caesar and it is quite good. One of my favorite drinks in fact. It does not taste fishy or anything like what it sounds. The same company makes beefamato which is beef broth and tomato juice. I don't like it at all.

Try a Bloody Caesar before you condemn it. Hail Caesar.

[Sydnie]

20. Good base for Manhattan Style Clam Chowder

At least that is what I use it for. I have a great recipe for this award winning chowder, if anyone is interested, made with this stuff. Even my kids like it when I make it.

[friesianrider]

21. Love tomato juice...

But clams? :puke:

[Spider Jerusalem]

23. It's the seafood companion to "Beefamato"....

Mix with vodka, one after the other, and you have "surf & turf" for alcoholics.

[Jara sang]

28. That is similar to what my dad used to drink.

A Bullshot:

Beef Bullion
Gordon's Dry Gin
Worcestershire Sauce
Tabasco
Salt & Pepper
optional celery stalk

The only other time I ever heard of one is in the movie "Caddyshack" Rodney Dangerfield's character orders one at the bar in one of the clubhouse scenes.

[the_spectator]

32. The Bullshot was a favorite of the Queen Mother

(Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon before she married) and Noel Coward too!

[MrSandman]

24. Here...

Clamato is a trademark of the Mott's company which denotes a beverage made primarily of reconstituted tomato juice concentrate and reconstituted dried clam broth, with a dash of high fructose corn syrup, and USDA Red 40 to maintain a natural tomato color. It is also referred to (inaccurately) as clamato juice. Clamato was invented in 1969 in California.


341 mL can of Mott's Clamato. The Canadian package artwork includes English and French languages.Clamato is a popular mixer for mass-market American and Canadian beer. It is also the base for the alcoholic Caesar, a vodka cocktail invented in Alberta and commonly regarded as the national cocktail of Canada. While the original Caesar, invented the year Duffy-Mott introduced Clamato, was made with tomato juice and mashed clams, Clamato is now the common base for the drink. The Caesar has become so popular that Mott's now markets pre-mixed Caesars in 12-ounce bottles.

http://www.answers.com/topic/clamato

[the_spectator]

26. Isn't it one of Patty and Selma's favorite beverages?

Along with "Mr. Pibb"?

[hippiechick]

29. My grocery has something called a 'Grapple'...

... an apple co-bred with grapes ... so they're purply but apple-sized.

I have no fucking clue what it tastes like, and am in no hurry to find out.


G*dammn Frankenfood ! :scared:

[Submariner]

30. the Black Eye...Yum!!!!

[RevolutionaryActs]

33. I really wish Zippy was here...

He would appreciate my posting this...

[Jara sang]

35. I appreciate it Revver...

Good to see ya!:hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

36. Revver?

Is that because I'm Yivver's spawn? :P


Good to see you too! :D

[ProfessorGAC]

37. My Favorite Juice

First, the tomato juice is completely strained, so it's got a light body. Secondly, there is hardly any clam squeezings in it. (Around 5% IIRC.)

The attraction is that it's loaded with spices and garlic and has a refreshing snap to it.

I drink about a gallon a week. Really and truly, you really can't taste any clams.
The Professor

[Robeson]

38. I love V-8. But Clamato?....I don't think so.