clam bake
Seaside shellfish party
A clam bake is a beach party where clams and other seafood are cooked over hot stones, traditionally in a pit lined with seaweed—a New England institution.
The term extends to any festive outdoor gathering with food: The company's annual clam bake draws hundreds.
In jazz slang, a clam bake is a session full of mistakes or wrong notes.
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- shore dinnerCoastal seafood feast
- steamed clamsHeat-cooked hinged shellfish
- New EnglandNortheast U.S. region
- New England coastNortheastern US Atlantic shore
crab · feast · chowder · fire · eat · corn · quahog · Rhode Island · tradition · communal · picnic table · heritage · shellfish · crab boil · littleneck · cherrystone · rockweed · seafood
- fishing festivalsfishing derby, crab fest, oyster festival, lobster fest, seafood fest
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- Seafood Cookinggrilling, poaching, steaming, baking, broiling
- summer foodsice cream, popsicle, watermelon, fruit salad, gazpacho
- clam dishessteamed clams, fried clams, clams casino, stuffed clams, raw clams
- maritime festivalsseafood festival, boat parade, regatta, boat show, crab festival
formality of dining occasion
clam bakestate dinner
Formal diplomatic reception meal
gala dinner · charity ball · diplomatic reception · wedding reception