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Originally Posted by Yasa
Don't take this away from us!
I'm very confused by the creation of Clammato juice. Tomato juice is bad enough, but why did somebody decide that ringing out a few clams into it would "improve" it? Who has excess clam juice anyway?
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From that site and other things I've read about historical drinks and bar & restaurant history (food history is a hobby of mine), clams in tomato juice has been around for like a century. It was used as a hangover remedy or and I think was from the Southern US.
Personally, I love tomato juice and I love Clamato. The clams are awesome. It's probably my favorite drink after water and tea. All the sodium is really bad for you though. I actually don't think there's enough clam in commercial Clamato. Remember the U.S. ads that were saying it's 99.9% clam free? That was one of the biggest marketing failures of all time because it drew attention to the clams which the market research people found that people didn't like the presence of clams and if it's 99.9% free, why not just buy cheaper tomato juice?
Ever since I was in elementary school, I've been drinking those little cans of spicy Clamato. Maybe that's why I often prefer virgin Caesars.
I absolutely have to have Clamato or a Caesar or a Bloody Mary if I am on an airplane. British Airways was just tomato juice with a ton of Worcestershire but it wasn't too bad.
There was also a big court battle over Clamato in the early 90s.
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