Crown Prince Natural Smoked Baby Clams in Olive Oil, 3-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

I tried these baby clams at whole foods after being disappointed with the smoked oysters in olive oil. These clams were a pleasant surprise, they have a very nice meaty texture - with no mushy, rubbery, or gritty textures. The flavor is very pleasant and they would be a perfect addition to a clam chowder soup. I just got my package in and made sure to test a can to see if they are just as good as the ones at whole foods, and these are no different, just as delicious and nutritious. The green box of smoked baby clams is very tasty and loaded with flavor, it also has good amounts of iron, zinc, and selenium. I'll be having a can every other day to keep my mineral levels up.

Make no mistake...there is a HUGE difference between Crown Prince canned clams and Crown Prince Natural Smoked canned clams. I'm pretty sure that when it comes to the nutritional powerhouse that clams just happen to be, most people either are unaware or just don't care how many key nutrients are provided by these little mollusks. One little 3 oz. tin has 130% of the iron we need in a day and although it isn't listed on the nutritional label, clams are the best source of vitamin b12 on the planet at over 1000% per serving. Certainly not recommending to eat a whole tin everyday for health but half a tin every other day(refrigerate leftovers of course) will do the body good. Simply, put some good old clams = anemia's worst enemy. Now back to how these clams packed in olive oil annihilate all other canned clams out there. Canned clams, even other Crown Prince canned clams have a knack for providing more SAND than clam. That's right, it's usually a grainy experience. But not with these CP Natural in Olive Oil. Delicious and actually does this healthy treat some justice. Being a huge fan of the CP Natural canned oysters in olive oil, I just had to try these. It's safe to say those delicious oysters have some new competition breathing down their necks(9 out of ten oysters don't have necks but you get the idea).

Clams have great taste and texture, product a bit hard to find though (usually a bit of a wait, but the wait is usually worth it) Wish Crown Prince also produced canned mussels (which they don't). They only offer oysters and clams.

Delicious, tiny clams. The olive oil is healthy, but it can be drained off. These tiny clams make a wonderful open-faced sandwich on top of avocado. We've ordered them several times now and never been disappointed.

I purchased these Crown Prince Smoked Clams from Amazon to boost the iron stores in my body. I eat them once a week, making a clam dip and eating with crackers. They do have a very strong smoke flavor (which some may like) so I rinse them in a colander before use. The clams are very delicious after the rinsing.

I will echo the sentiments of the previous two reviewers; the most recent shipment of clams tasted disgusting. These use to be the best smoked clams you could buy; tender and flavorful with a subtle smokey taste, went great in everything. Now it's a completely different, far inferior product. The clams are discolored, much tougher, and utterly flavorless. Even the oil tastes different... the oil was once distinctly 100% olive oil; now it tastes more like some cheap vegetable oil. I am extremely disappointed that this is no longer the wonderful product I've come to expect. I hope that Crown Prince will go back to using their old clam source soon. Otherwise, I won't be buying these ever again.

You really have to be in the mood to enjoy these, I feel. They are good but they can be a little oily and salty, and if you wash the oil off they taste terrible. Just recently, whenever I check my orders a box of text appears at the top with this in it: "(my first name), we noticed you've recently shown an interest in Baby products. Join Amazon Mom and enjoy FREE Two-Day Shipping with Prime, along with 20% off diapers, wipes and other family essentials. > Learn more" I have not ordered or searched for any baby products--the only thing I can think of is that their robots picked up on the word "Baby" from "Smoked Baby Clams". I hope it disappears soon. Has this happened to anyone else who's ordered this item recently?

Never had these before. Bought a 12 pack. Had a can today with my 2.5 year old grandson. While he may be a year away from expressing why he loved them I will say the smoking is great, the chew is perfect. The fact that these are from South Korea (not China) and are in olive oil (not questionable seed oils) makes them a real winner in my opinion. I will be stocking up on these. From my grandson: when the can was gone he used a term that he has mastered: "More?" I love that little guy!