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Foot Loose and Belly Free: SeaPak Wild Caught Clam Strips (Ep 85)

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The Bros dig into a golden crispy snack with a brand name that gave Darren an unshakable political flashback before they'd even opened the box. This week: SeaPak Wild Caught Clam Strips . The story: SeaPak began in 1948 as the Sea Island Packing Company on St. Simons Island, Georgia, and pioneered individual quick freezing for shrimp. Rich Products Corporation purchased SeaPak in 1976. The clam strip itself was invented by a picky Ipswich, Massachusetts clam digger who only wanted the "foot" of the clam, and an exclusive decades-long supply deal with a growing roadside chain called Howard Johnson's . Plus: A giant moose tracks disaster. Cauliflower wings and the mystery of the bay leaf. Mango varietals and the hunt for a proper Kent. An international frozen food report from Italy. And a clamshack sunset that got Max feeling nostalgic. In the closing segment: the second half of a two-part regional food review, this time testing how New England the Bros really are—fluff...