There’s nothing more Rhode Island than a quahog. At least, that’s what the Coventry Junior High Shell Club argued in 1987, when they lobbied (successfully) for it to be named the state shell.

Quahogs are indigenous to Rhode Island and the key to two of the state's signature dishes. It may be the smallest state in the U.S., but with 400 miles of coastline, Rhode Island has a well ...

Among other seafood, the plate displays lobster, squid and, of course, a quahog. It was designed by Andrew Lloyd Goodman, an assistant professor at the Community College of Rhode Island.

Regional seafood specialties include stuffies (or stuffed quahog clams), Rhode Island clam chowder (which has a clear broth unlike the clam chowders found in Manhattan and New England) and Rhode ...