DIGGING RAZOR CLAMS and Cooking Them! COASTAL FORAGING
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- We go razor clamming in Washington State! Specifically we dig the Pacific Razor Clams (it's said the salt method is not effective for this species). It’s our first time razor clamming and we end up taking three trips. Lessons are learned from each experience due to varying weather conditions and gear. Our coastal foraging adventures take place around gorgeous sunsets and also a very rainy & windy night. Eventually we do catch razor clams! Woohoo! I learn how to clean & process them. Also cook and eat them for the first time! It’s a long video and I did my best to make it fun & informative as possible, so feel free to refer to the video chapters below. Continue to scroll down for more clamming info :)
► VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:35 First Trip in September
3:11 How to Find the Razor Clams
3:19 Type of Shovel We Use
3:52 How to Forage Using Shovel
4:06 My Very First Attempt!
5:04 My Second Attempt!!
5:25 Razor clam? Where’s the shell?
6:51 We met a ranger & he prefers the shovel
7:08 Lesson: razor clam depths vary
7:28 Two Weeks Later: The Second Trip
8:05 So Rainy… 20 to 30 mph winds tonight!
9:01 Help. My Face Hurts lol
9:57 Lessons Learned
10:19 Our Third Trip in December
14:01 How to Use the Clam Gun
14:25 I use the Claminator for the first time
15:14 FINALLY GOT A RAZOR CLAM!!!
16:09 How to Transport & Store Razor Clams
17:59 Recap of Razor Clamming
18:18 Mexican Food for Dinner
20:17 Cleaning the Razor Clams
20:40 Blanching the Razor Clams
22:06 Processing the Clams
24:54 Cooking & Eating Razor Clam
27:32 Outtakes
28:50 Hello Dear Deer!
Note: This video was filmed in 2021. Currently we are not traveling internationally at this time due to the pandemic. In the meantime, hope you enjoy the local adventures :)
► MORE INFO ON RAZOR CLAMMING
Remember to get your license: “A shellfish/seaweed license, combination license, or razor clam license is required for harvesting razor clams. The license must be in the harvester's immediate possession and available for inspection during harvest and transport. Diggers may not harvest any part of another person’s daily limit, except for persons that possess a Designated Harvesters’ Card.” - WDFW
Before harvesting, check the beach to determine if a beach is open or if there are any health restrictions by calling the Marine Biotoxin Hotline at 1-800-562-5632 or by visiting the Washington Department of Health’s marine biotoxins webpage: www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEn...
Current razor clam season info: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish...
How to dig razor clams: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/basics/di...
Razor clam beaches: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish...
Shellfish Safety Map (click areas for detailed info): fortress.wa.gov/doh/biotoxin/...
Forum on cleaning/preserving razor clams: www.ifish.net/threads/cleanin...
Cleaning/processing razor clams, Link 1: delectablemusings.com/2012/05/...
Cleaning/processing razor clams, Link 2: www.seriouseats.com/razor-cla...
Clams & Rain (Herald Net): www.heraldnet.com/life/even-a...
Clams & Rain (Seattle Pi): www.seattlepi.com/news/articl...
RAZOR CLAM GEAR:
My Wader Boots: amzn.to/3zjnNRT
The Claminator $$$: amzn.to/3qDbTOM
A More Affordable Clam Gun: amzn.to/3EU8KPA
The Clam Bag I bought: amzn.to/3qN5PTM
Trenching Shovel (similar to what I used): amzn.to/3pSdBg9
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Other videos you might like:
○ GROWING MUSHROOMS AT HOME (Episode 1): • GROWING EDIBLE MUSHROO...
○ COASTAL FORAGING - Seaweed & Butter Clams: • COASTAL FORAGING 🦀 But...
○ Camping in Our Backyard: • CAMPING IN OUR BACKYAR...
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Happy 2022 everyone! Wishing your new year be filled with utmost health and pleasant surprises ❤️ Whatever your goals may be, sometimes we may not succeed at our first try (like in this video hehe). But with patience and perseverance, hope you get closer and closer to making your dreams a reality!
► ABOUT THE VIDEO:
We go razor clamming in Washington State! Specifically we dig the Pacific Razor Clams (it's said the salt method is not effective for this species). It’s our first time razor clamming and we end up taking three trips. Lessons are learned from each experience due to varying weather conditions and gear. Our coastal foraging adventures take place around gorgeous sunsets and also a very rainy & windy night. Eventually we do catch razor clams! Woohoo! I learn how to clean & process them. Also cook and eat them for the first time! It’s a long video and I did my best to make it fun & informative as possible, so feel free to refer to the video chapters below. Continue to scroll down for more clamming info :)
► VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:35 First Trip in September
3:11 How to Find the Razor Clams
3:19 Type of Shovel We Use
3:52 How to Forage Using Shovel
4:06 My Very First Attempt!
5:04 My Second Attempt!!
5:25 Razor clam? Where’s the shell?
6:51 We met a ranger & he prefers the shovel
7:08 Lesson: razor clam depths vary
7:28 Two Weeks Later: The Second Trip
8:05 So Rainy… 20 to 30 mph winds tonight!
9:01 Help. My Face Hurts lol
9:57 Lessons Learned
10:19 Our Third Trip in December
14:01 How to Use the Clam Gun
14:25 I use the Claminator for the first time
15:14 FINALLY GOT A RAZOR CLAM!!!
16:09 How to Transport & Store Razor Clams
17:59 Recap of Razor Clamming
18:18 Mexican Food for Dinner
20:17 Cleaning the Razor Clams
20:40 Blanching the Razor Clams
22:06 Processing the Clams
24:54 Cooking & Eating Razor Clam
27:32 Outtakes
28:50 Hello Dear Deer!
Note: This video was filmed in 2021. Currently we are not traveling internationally at this time due to the pandemic. In the meantime, hope you enjoy the local adventures :)
► MORE INFO ON RAZOR CLAMMING
Remember to get your license: “A shellfish/seaweed license, combination license, or razor clam license is required for harvesting razor clams. The license must be in the harvester's immediate possession and available for inspection during harvest and transport. Diggers may not harvest any part of another person’s daily limit, except for persons that possess a Designated Harvesters’ Card.” - WDFW
Before harvesting, check the beach to determine if a beach is open or if there are any health restrictions by calling the Marine Biotoxin Hotline at 1-800-562-5632 or by visiting the Washington Department of Health’s marine biotoxins webpage: www.doh.wa.gov/CommunityandEnvironment/Shellfish/RecreationalShellfish/Illnesses/Biotoxins
Current razor clam season info: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/razor-clams#current
How to dig razor clams: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/basics/digging-razor-clams
Razor clam beaches: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfishing-regulations/razor-clams#beachmaps
Shellfish Safety Map (click areas for detailed info): fortress.wa.gov/doh/biotoxin/biotoxin.html
Forum on cleaning/preserving razor clams: www.ifish.net/threads/cleaning-razor-clams-the-next-day-best-way-to-preserve.441436/
Cleaning/processing razor clams, Link 1: delectablemusings.com/2012/05/razor-clams-part-2-cleaning-and-storing.html?m=1
Cleaning/processing razor clams, Link 2: www.seriouseats.com/razor-clam-guide
Clams & Rain (Herald Net): www.heraldnet.com/life/even-a-newbie-can-have-fun-hunting-for-razor-clams/
Clams & Rain (Seattle Pi): www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Outdoors-Report-Weather-rains-on-razor-clam-1218725.php
RAZOR CLAM GEAR:
My Wader Boots: amzn.to/3zjnNRT
The Claminator $$$: amzn.to/3qDbTOM
A More Affordable Clam Gun: amzn.to/3EU8KPA
The Clam Bag I bought: amzn.to/3qN5PTM
Trenching Shovel (similar to what I used): amzn.to/3pSdBg9
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Other videos you might like:
○ GROWING MUSHROOMS AT HOME (Episode 1): czcams.com/video/RR6OfcN1LY8/video.html
○ COASTAL FORAGING - Seaweed & Butter Clams: czcams.com/video/JMa6x1NVKG0/video.html
○ Camping in Our Backyard: czcams.com/video/hMBjgBnIb04/video.html
😘 Subscribe to my channel: bit.ly/MissMinaYT
👕 Get my shirt: bit.ly/MissMinaMerch
🎵 Music in this video (affiliate link): www.epidemicsound.com/referral/zo01l7
🎥 MY CAMERA & VLOGGING GEAR: www.missmina.co/blog/my-2020-vlogging-gear
MORE MINA:
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Hi i'm from Bangladesh
That's Washington.
happy new year
Wow...u have a sweetheart now! 💕
You take the most awesome trips and adventures.
We moved to Washington 2-3 years ago and I'm just trying to explore this state as much as I can! Stay tuned. More to come! 🎉
@@MissMinaOh But you won't say where you moved from? Either CA or NY.... People from there don't want to admit they are from CA or NY because they know local NW people hate CA and NY... So they always say "we moved to (....) but don't say where they moved from... And this obsession with posting everything you do on social media just makes you look soo phony
"It made me gassy but it was worth it."
~Miss Mina
So relatable🥰😆😆😆
A couple important things for people that want to go clamming (apologies if I missed you mentioning these in the video):
1. *always* check the bio toxin hotline or wherever it is listed for your area's Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go clamming. There are occasional algae blooms that make bivalves deadly to eat and you need to make sure they are safe!
2. Fill in your holes after you dig! 🖤
I don't think I have seen anyone razor clamming who fills their holes. If you wait for 1 or 2 waves there will be nothing to fill.
It is not a requirement to fill in holes from digging razor clams because the incoming tide will redistribute the ocean beach sand.
"fill your holes" is more for those who fish for manilla clams amongst the rocky shores
You have a man now 🤩🤩🤩🤩
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@@sadiee.q he/she was talking about when missmina asks a mean how he got the razor clams
Your sweetheart?? awww. So happy for u. And the coastal WA is always a fun visit.
There is something so calming about your vlogs! Tremendously enjoy watching them!
I live in Washington state and when I was a kid my parents and I with a few of their friends would go clam digging at Moclips Beach...my mom would dip them in egg , flour and panko and make fried clams, tastes good with Tarter sauce. My mom also used razor clams to make an awesome homemade clam chowder. Maybe try it fried with the panko mix and see how you like them.
Here in the UK razor clams are caught by pouring table salt into the holes , and they will dig them selves out in about 20 seconds
Thanks
7 pm and the sky still that bright, that's so cool.
I seriously love your videos. This one was absolutely entertaining. Love your excitement when you finally got one.
23:50 you just make ONE lengthwise slice along the bottom to "butterfly" open the foot, then you can squeeze the "poo" out... Then lightly flour and fry it in butter and add some sea salt and Meyer Lemon juice, they ARE better a bit on the "rare" side too so they aren't chewy!😉
Looks like geoduck clams. Razor clams has very narrow and long shells. Either way, this looks like fun!
Those are Pacific razor clams which are bigger. The east coast razor clams are long and narrow.
I love watching you experience different activities as a complete beginner. It looks like so much work ..i could never do it but I enjoy watching you talk through your experiences. 😁✨💛💯🧡✌
Ha!...Clamming is actually super easy.. I'd love to see you try steelhead fishing... City folk are hilarious.
If you didn’t buy a clam gun I would have suggested DIYing an inexpensive one made from PVC! Great video as always! Happy to see you have a sweetheart, hope to see more of them!
And if you stomp lightly on the sand, the clams will reveal their locations!
This is my new favorite type of video of Mina's. Don't get me wrong--food and travel is my jam. But the pandemic has been stressful, and a little nature is a breath of fresh air. And I learn something!
Your photography is art. The colors you dress in! Art, again. I always learn from your narration, and it feels real. I like authentic you. You are one of my very favorite channels. Thank you for doing your channel!!
Wader Boots are so cool. Also, no one is talking about dressing like a Fisherman is now High Fashion. (Exhibit A: Black Gilet)
Because only wack hipsters think it's a fashion.
I’m from mid Missouri and we fish from March to September. No one call our clothes “high fashion”
"wader boots are so cool"... Are you kidding me? Is this the first time you've seen waders? Most people who fish as much as we do actually can't wait to get out of waders, we just use them to fish in, they aren't comfortable. I work at a fish hatchery and waders suck to be in for 8+ hours.. I bet you bought carhartts because you saw Taylor Swift wear them.. stay out of the PNW!
@@Shwondo541 I mean, it’s glamourised for some weird reason because it takes away from the meaning it inhabits.
@@adriennesteinman3180 It holds a different meaning for you because you use it for a different activity but certain garments are being appropriated just for the ‘aesthetics’.
I'll never complain about digging and diving for clams in animal crossing ever again haha
My grandpa went razor clamming every week during the fall in the coast. So excite to see you clamming
I admire your tenacity.. I would have given up after the first time. Hahah. Thanks for sharing this video.
You are a super sweet and lovable person. So happy to hear you have a “sweetheart’! I’m going to start growing mushrooms because of you.
Rainfall and Glasses are like Miss Mina and her Clam Shovel. It’s not going to end well 😂
😂😂😂
We go very often! I was just featured in the Ocean Shores newspaper for my Razor clam pizza recipe. I love them on pizza 😄
Also, I do teach ladies how to clam! So if you want to come back in town, let me know :) I always get my limit 🌊
I love how you use the Clam Shells as craft. So cool 👏🏽
You talking with your retainer is everything. We love you Mina ❤
I grew up doing this. I am from Portland and my grandparents lived in the Puget Sound. so incredible
Your videos give me so much peace and adventure in my spirit ! 🌄🚞💖
I love ur videos! Keeps me going while I am having trouble sleeping due to my anxiety. Your voice makes me calm. ♥️
LOL I wonder if we might have PASSED each other on the BEACH out there at Copalis! (Pronounced like "Co-pay-liss"😉) I was out there a TON of times this season with my Father and a Korean buddy of ours and his Grandparents! KUDOS for trying to dig Razor clams the HARD way with a shovel! While it IS easier in a way to dig them "legally" by digging beside the clam with a shovel, then "feeling" how big the clam's shell is without disturbing them to pick out only the bigger clams and leaving the small ones, it's WAY harder than with a big clam gun and looking for bigger "holes"!
The SHRIMP holes are a HUGE distraction and a TOTAL waste of effort! So if you're finding small holes without clams you're in the wrong spot! You want to look for big 2"-3" rings in the sand with nearly a 1/2" hole in the middle for the "big ones"! If you tap your clam gun on the hole and see some "SQUIRT" out of it THAT'S a CLAM! No squirt it's a SAND SHRIMP! The clams will also cluster together in "slightly" HIGHER mounds of sand on the beach vs the lower spots, and when you find ONE look for MORE in the same area!
Hit me up next season if you want to have a "guided" dig and get your limits quick! We usually limit out in less than an hour or two out there! We only blanch the clams long enough to see them "react", their shells will open up when they're "done" blanching and they all can be a bit different so a set "time" isn't a good indicator... We then flour them and fry them until the flour turns golden and serve them with some sea salt and some "sweeter" Meyer Lemon juice, they turn out AMAZING! 😍
I died at ‘Horizontal Rain’. I’ve been in that situation 😂
I loved this! I truly look forward to these types of videos from you :)
I love your videos and adventures Mina ❤️💜 they're so calming to watch. Keep up the fabulous work 🥳
Luv your determination and sharing your trial and error experience. The weather there seems brutal.
Well I'm sure she only spends a few hours a year in the weather.... Locals live and work it everyday. She's just doing it for the social media exposure... Go back to your desk job and kushy chair.
It's nice to watch your adventures when I can't go anywhere, it's like a dream escape.
And so... the tale of Mina and the razor clams. Very interesting and relaxing as always.
This video was so cool! It looks so hard but fun. Love the excitement when you got those clams! And love that you went with your sweetheart!
Can't wait for the next video! Stay healthy and happy Miss Mina! Lots of love!🤗💗
It's not hard at all... It's actually really easy
Now this is a different one!!! Loved it.
Tks for sharing and all the best for 2022.
I admire your determination! Thank you for sharing this adventure.
That was fun to watch. Years ago I joined my friend and her friends and family for a weekend in which we went clamming. It was fun! It's best in chowder I think. Jenny
I heard that the couple that clams together stays together. 😉
Loved your videos. Thank you Miss Mina for sharing your mom and your cool videos. Every video you guy's do I just loved how outgoing you guy's are.
The way the beach looks in the thumbnail makes it look like a dream I’d want to have
MINAAA, i've been watching you for a year now. thankyou for making me fall asleep
That's an exciting experience! For the first time, three days ago, I saw so many mussels on the California ocean rocks. They were like ants stuck on the rocks from a distance. I was so excited! Took videos and pictures. Didn't pick them because I did not know the requirements/authorization to pick them. Later, read that you needed a fishing license and cannot use any tools to get them off the rocks.
Yes Mina, out here living your best life. Playing real life animal crossing ^_^
I loved razor clam digging when I was a kid
You explain things so well
I like the little onion/almond/cute thingie you put on faces and other private items. It’s so funny and cute!!
Wow. I really enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing. 😃
Happy New Year 2022!
I always look forward to your video, lots of information, beautiful scenery, your voice is so soothing and calm to my ears, and I must say this video makes me smile when I heard you mentioned "my sweetheart and your cute dog" looking forward for your next video with your sweetheart and dog. Send my regards to Mummy oh❤️
Im always watch ur videos at night, before sleep. Because its so calming and refreshing at the same time.. Love you eonnie 🙆 happy new year
The claminator xD Wader boot fashion is now one of my favourite things :D And those birds at the end looked like they were gliding. P.S. Happy New Year, everyone!
Happy new year Miss Mina! I always enjoy your videos!
We were there in December! Darn didn't run into you. Was really fun, I love going to Ocean Shores. My favorite place to unwind. Thanks for sharing! Have a Happy New Year! God Bless.
Miss Mina, I also watched someone on CZcams getting Razor clams and they used table salt, apparently the clams don't like salt so they rise to the surface to spit the salt out. I dont know whether it applies to all Razor clams, but it definitely worked for the CZcamsr I have been watching.
Thanks for this. We were taken to clam with our parents. Mom.made us chowder!!
Happy 2022 Mina!! Wishing you and Mommy-O a great year. (:
I felt the celebratory emotion you expressed in when you two caught your first clam. Finally!
I admire your perseverance in getting those clams. Happy 2022! Miss Mina for Vice-Governor!!!!
My family has my grandpa's clam guns and we go to Long Beach. My favorite way to make them is lightly pounded out, washed in milk, coated with Old Bay seasoned breading, and deep fried in shortening or lard. Lard is best. Happy eating!!
Happy 2022! Your vlogs are such fun! Also, I know someone who went Shellfish digging and it’s such a tedious process, so I’m sure it was anything but easy.
I loved this video it brought back fond memories of my family clamming trips in Pismo Beach, California. We thank you and your sweetheart's for your hard work. Keep these videos coming!
When they process Geoduck, which is a big razor clam, they boil and pull that outer skin off it.
The way that she just finds her first ever clam and just shakes around make me really happy for cause she got one 🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂
Take the diggers and grind them up for clam chowder, take bodies dip in flour and fry in butter or cut up bodies not diggers make tempura batter add chopped benishoga red ginger and green onions and fry by the spoonful. Dip in ponzu. It’s hard work with shovel you have to stick your hand down and reach for the clam. Clam gun is easier. You have to stick your hand down the hole to get the clam
Happy New Year miss mina and family! Stay safe and God Bless your 2022!
It made me smile when Miss Mina said "My Sweetheart" like go girl!! When are you getting married?? Ahahha just kidding... We love you and respect your private life but I wanna know is this the same guy that was with you on your Iceland trip last last year?? Just curious.. Btw thank youuu for your videos💖 You helped me a lot during difficult time, your videos are like therapy for me🥺. .. I love you and thank you❤️😊
I love love your food and travel videos but I have to say this era of Ms. Minah travels around Washington state, have been such cozy and relaxing moments with Minah 😊 thank you for sharing your life with us. Also, “my sweetheart” 🥰 so cute!
Yes please show us more of your hipster cool lifestyle... It's kind of pathetic that everybody that comes to the northwest has to show off how they explore and go on adventures.... Yuck, act like you've been here before, it makes you look like you're only doing it for social media exposure. By the way, locals hate that shit..
@@Shwondo541 what are you gaining by being negative? I’m sorry you’re having a bad day or life but I hope it gets better. Mind your own business and let people live the life they want to live. How is what she’s doing and what I’m enjoying affecting you in such a bad way?
This video has me wanting to get some razer clams now. Great seeing some fresh and inventive content. Happy new year!
IM SO JELLY YOU FOUND CLAMS! I ALSO WENT A FEW TIMES WITH NOT LUCK! IM REALLY ENJOYING YOUR VIDEOS, VERY NOSTALGIC!
We love your channel! Very informative and entertaining.
In England we just pour some salt over the clam whole and they pop out and you grab it. It’s normally pretty easy
Really loves your channel. I’m literally watching a TV channel 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Love this video your content is the best.❤️
I’m loving all your videos. Thank you for sharing your videos with us. ❤️
Liked your video. You did a great job cleaning razors for your first time. Obviously you did your research. We live in NW corner of OR and love razor clamming and the food that comes after. If you are ever in the area and tide is right, we'd love to meet up and teach you a few tricks about catching, cleaning and cooking. Keep up the fun videos
Miss mina I love your channel! You have a clam voice and you grew mushrooms! I cant wait to watch this ❤❤❤❤❤❤
The scenery was beautiful...
Looks so much fun. Wish we had these clams in Hawaii.
Looks fun!
Im not sure if you figured out how to use the clam gun eventually but there is a hole under the handle that you have to cover with one of your fingers while you pull up. The hole is on the underside of the handle bar. That creates the suction that pulls the sand out. The little tube on the side of the clam gun allows air down into the hole while pull up and makes it easier but doesnt make the sand stay in the main tube.
Yes your back !!! Xx
hehe Mr Almond ^_^ any time i eat almonds now I think of Mina - they gave me some on my flight home after the holidays!
It’s so nice trip take care and enjoy
When I get older I want to travel a lot and make videos like u😄😄😄
Love ur videos there sooo entertaining
Happy for you Mina 🥰
Mina Oh has a sweetheart! I’m so happy! Congratulations Miss Mina!
i was cold just watching this, awesome clips!😄
I turned the notifications still check thrice between weeks whether you uploaded a new video 😢 I really missed you Mam, My whole day goes awesome when you upload a new video. Everything about you is lovely and beautiful!! Keep uploading 😙 lobe from India 🇮🇳
Yummy!!! Clams!!!😋💛⭐
15:21 Finally!
28:37 scary~ LUL
Hope your New Year has been going well!
Ms. Mina have you looked into Anacortes State Park?I hope you do and you present your awesome work to us all eagerly waiting on more. My parent's were migrant workers and we'd stay in Mount Vernon with our family. Our father would take us everywhere on weekends, but my favorite of all trips was Anacortes. 🙂
Oh hey, my state! Razor clams are bomb!
I remember doing this while living in Washington- if you ever go Razor claming again bring a squeeze bottle with a nozzle on it and fill it with salt.
Pour a bit of salt down the hole you find during lowest tied and we’re the water won’t wash up as high- the clam will actually half dig itself out trying to get rid of the salt.
You are so interesting to watch and listen to.
Happy New You Miss Nina To You And Momma O !!
Omg I love your videos so much!
Happy new year 2022 ms mina stay happy and healthy !! 🎆