Classic Comfort: New England Clam Chowder
BySorry Manhattan style, your thin tomatoey broth just can’t satisfy our wintertime hearty comfort food cravings, New England wins our hearts every time. And here’s a bit of clam chowder trivia for you: in 1939, the state of Maine introduced a law to ban the addition of tomatoes to chowder, considering the act to be a rude gesture against the original legendary recipe!
Chef and fromager Tood Jasmin shares his favorite recipe for a rich classic New England style clam chowder in this video. The recipe can be found here. We recommend skipping the diner style hexagon crackers and serving it up with a nice warm buttered baguette. Enjoy!


Yum. I love clam chowder. It’s a serious comfort food in this house.
I’m all about thick chowders, too. I like them best in bread bowls
New England Clam Chowder is my husband’s absolute favorite soup and you’d think with him being from MA he’d love seafood, but he actually dislikes fish except for the clam chowder!!! Thanks for sharing how to make this wonderful soup!
Jude, I love the bread bowls as well. Jenny, comfort food is the best, my sister calls it “mommy” food
Kim, thanks for the visit!
I’m also of the New England Chowder camp – and go Maine for making it illegal for tomatoes to join. The New England stye is delicious in a bowl made of San Francisco sourdough!