Until about a decade ago, there weren't many local shellfishermen bringing razor clams to market. They're hard to harvest with a rake — the shells are paper-thin and break easily, and they're fast — they can easily out-dig a clammer's hand. But then a method called salting came over from Ireland. On this week's Local Food Report, Elspeth Hay learns about salting and the razor clam market from Ron Brunelle of Eastham.
Here's a very cool video of salting for razor clams:
This piece first aired in June 2013.
