Soup, stew, and chowder are all terms that most people take for granted as straightforward until they actually have to ...

While chowder is often associated with clams and New England, the classic soup is made with a locally-important staple fish ...

For example, corn chowder is wildly different from New England clam chowder; even if you keep the clams, chowder can differ heavily from location to location, as is seen when you compare New England ...

I was today years old when I learned that there are more than two types of clam chowder. New England clam chowder is the one I grew up eating (mostly the canned, condensed version), but I knew that ...