How to clean fresh clam

Clams from farmer market is the better than any clams from other market, it's fresh and also cheap, around $8 /pound.

Cleaning time is around 2 to 4 hours, so just prepare right after you arrive home from farmer market (if you want to cook them for lunch). Pour them gently into a small pot/bowl, add water and 1/3 tea spoon salt. Leave them there for hour.

Here you can see how dirty the water is after 2 hours:

Before cooking, use a clean brush to clean the outside of clam.

The easiest way to cook: clam soup with ginger:

- Broil 4 cups of water, add sliced ginger, black pepper and salt.

- When the water broiled, add 1/4 cups of rice wine (if you dont have rice wine, use white wine, if you don't have both, it's just OK).
- Add clams, wait until all clams open, then wait another 1 mins. DONE!