Clams spaghetti with white wine

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I’m pretty sure there is a more sophisticated name for this dish other than the descriptive and provincial sounding “clams spaghetti with white wine”. Whatever the proper name is, I have no idea. A cousin’s husband prepared something similar to this during a weekend party in Tagaytay some time ago and I’ve been meaning to make the dish myself. When I saw an episode of Nigella Lawson’s TV show a couple of weeks ago where she made the same dish, I was reminded of that Tagaytay weekend and I promised myself I would finally do this simple pasta dish. My problem was my younger daughter. Although she loves clam broth, she doesn’t touch the clam meat. She thinks it’s yucky.

clams spaghetti with white wine

The problem ended at lunch today. She watched me cook and when I handed her her plate of pasta, she started touching the clams. She asked what they tasted like and I told her they tasted very good but I couldn’t properly describe the flavor and it was best she just tried them herself. She did and voila! We have another certified clam eater in the house. You know, with kids, most times it’s not what the food is but how the food is served. I don’t know of any kid who says no to spaghetti. Good thing my kids have been introduced to a wide variety of pasta dishes at an early age so that they’re not averse to trying more new ones.

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11 Responses to “Clams spaghetti with white wine”
  1. Sasha says:
    June 2, 2006 at 7:31 pm

    Hello Mrs Connie, PinoyCook! I’m a big fan of your blog. Couldn’t help but be a know-it-all and let you know that I think in Italy they call this dish “Spaghetti a la Vongole” – “vongole” meaning clams in Italian. Your recipe looks yum! Thanks :-)

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  2. Mik says:
    June 2, 2006 at 8:03 pm

    Hi, Sassy

    It’s called Spaghetti alle Vongole –which I’ve been nursing a craving for this entire week haha– no time to look up some nice clams though. Nagugutom ako sa photo lol

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  3. Connie says:
    June 2, 2006 at 8:52 pm

    I just knew there was a proper name for it! hehehe Thanks Sasha and Mik. :)

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  4. alb says:
    June 3, 2006 at 2:53 pm

    Pasta alle vongole is the main name for the dish, and linguine is often the type of pasta used, in which case it’s also called linguine alle vongole (linguine with clams). A classic trattoria dish. Definitely one of my favorites, especially with a good sprinkling of pecorino or parmesan on top. Love washing this down with a glass of light red wine like Chianti.

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  5. Trosp says:
    June 5, 2006 at 12:53 pm

    Now I know the name. Normally, I can only order this type of pasta if there is the accompanying photo in the menu sans white wine.

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  6. Connie says:
    June 5, 2006 at 2:49 pm

    thanks, alb. :)

    LOL trosp, that makes two of us. :)

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  7. Glitterati says:
    June 5, 2006 at 10:54 pm

    Mmm that looks good! I’ve been craving this dish ever since I moved cities (can’t find a restaurant that does it “right” here). Can’t wait to try this at home, thanks for the recipe!

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  8. les says:
    June 6, 2006 at 10:42 am

    HI ALB
    YOU SOUND LIKE ONE OF THOSE SUPERFICIAL
    FOOD CRITICS THAT NEED A REAL DAY JOB INSTEAD OF DINING AT ONE RESTAURANT AND ANOTHER FOR FREE..

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  9. Trosp says:
    June 7, 2006 at 11:13 am

    Talking about spaghetti, I would not really know how would the good spaghetti taste. That’s why I prefer the likes of clam spaghetti than the ones with meat sauce.

    I do take exeption of the spaghetti with meat sauce of San Mig ATC – may dating.

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  10. Connie says:
    June 7, 2006 at 6:13 pm

    Trosp, I think that depends on personal preference. Some people swear by Jollibee while I think that Jollibee spaghetti is sacrilege.

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