Seaweed brings a subtle salinity to this mussel, clam, and cod–based chowder. Source dried kelp or kombu in the international foods aisle at your local grocery store, or find it online.

I have written a few recipes for chowder in my time and as I’m not in the clam capital of the world I have made this with some white fish as well, as otherwise it takes a lot of clams.

A recall of clam and salmon chowder was announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the weekend due to a potential botulism contamination. The recall was announced by the FDA on ...