Isa, you are 100% totally absolutely correct. But believe me, if I could get anything that good in the middle of the prairie, I'd fly there in a flash! That's why I compared the place to Stroud's "we choke our own chickens" fried chicken -- any food is best at the source, because it's the freshest and therefore the most flavorful. That raises a whole different discussion of the geographic generalization of foods (like Taco Bell in the far north) -- but we'll leave that for another time. Anyway, I'm just glad that I got to taste such perfect fried clams! And with no gastrointestinal repercussions. Now THAT"S good frying!!!!
