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美洲圓蛤 (硬殼蛤 / 圓蛤)

Hard Clam (Quahog)

Mercenaria mercenaria

簡介

外殼極其堅硬厚重，肉質鮮甜。最適合用來生食 (半殼蛤) 或是焗烤。

Extremely hard and thick shells with sweet meat. Best suited for eating raw on the half-shell or baked.

美國原住民曾將牠們外殼內側美麗的紫色部分打磨成珠子，稱為「Wampum」，作為貨幣進行交易。

Native Americans used to polish the beautiful purple inner part of their shells into beads called "Wampum," using them as currency for trading.

尚無潛點紀錄。