I have never seen razor clams, I'll have to try them if I ever come across them. Your presentation looks like they are sitting on a bed of frog eggs. That might not be bad, frog legs and clams!

You've outdone yourself, dcarch! Looks like a large fish to me. Except to me, the fish is swimming the wrong way. I'd want the fish swimming right to left! (picky, picky, picky...)

I always enjoy your presentations but don't often comment. Anyway, IMO, this is one the your most stunning creations. Love it!!

Wonderful presentation and photos. The first picture looks 3-D.

I think that last photo is one of the prettiest you have ever posted. For some reason it just speaks to me. Art is funny like that.

I agree, nicest presentation I've seen from you that I recall.

Question - How do the clams open if packed in a vacuum pouch?

Beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful presentation! Wonderful colors and arrangement. Susan

Beautiful pictures and presentation.
I've never had razor clams but will try them if I ever find them here.

Linda

So beautiful. Thank you.

Posted by stuartwanda "I have never seen razor clams, I'll have to try them if I ever come across them. Your presentation looks like they are sitting on a bed of frog eggs. That might not be bad, frog legs and clams!"

Thanks stuartwanda. Many times you can find razor clams in Asian stores. If you like clams, you will like razor clams. I know what you are talking about, about frog eggs.

Posted by ci_lantro "You've outdone yourself, dcarch! Looks like a large fish to me. Except to me, the fish is swimming the wrong way. I'd want the fish swimming right to left! (picky, picky, picky...) I always enjoy your presentations but don't often comment. Anyway, IMO, this is one the your most stunning creations. Love it!!"

Thanks ci_lantro. It is interesting your comment about fish swimming direction. It seems to me that visual directionality is instinctual. In all art work, it appears to me that most of the time figures and animals are always drawn to face left.

Posted by teresa_mn "Wonderful presentation and photos. The first picture looks 3-D."

Thanks teresa. I have to do some 3-D pictures sometime. It is very easy to do with digital cameras.

Posted by joanm "I think that last photo is one of the prettiest you have ever posted. For some reason it just speaks to me. Art is funny like that."

Thanks joanm. Yes, art speaks differently to different beholders. Freud had a lot to say about that :-).

Posted by foodonastump "I agree, nicest presentation I've seen from you that I recall.
Question - How do the clams open if packed in a vacuum pouch?

Thanks FOAS. Interesting question. Home food vacuum machines (Foodsaver type) do not create vacuum. They only remove air. The pouch for sous vide in the tank is subjected to only normal atmospheric pressure plus hydraulic pressure, which is inimical because water is not that deep. This is not that same, however, for vacuuming a jar.

Posted by claire_de_luna "Beautiful!"

Thanks clair_de_luna. It didn't stay beautiful for too long. We were hungry. :-)

Posted by peaceinhim "Absolutely beautiful presentation! Wonderful colors and arrangement. Susan"

Thanks Susan. You can tell by the photo, it didn't take long to plate the dish. Just dumping everything on top of each other.

Posted by lyndaluu2 "Beautiful pictures and presentation. I've never had razor clams but will try them if I ever find them here. Linda"

Thanks Linda. The clams were very fresh. Every clam was alive. I am sure you will love them.

Posted by westsider40 "So beautiful. Thank you."

Thanks westsider40. You are very welcome.

dcarch