At the very southern tip of Camiguin is a giant clam sanctuary. Now, I’ve eaten clams before, but I never knew how big they can grow to.
When you walk in there is a small area where they have some tanks to show you some of the smaller ones.
Even some of the smaller ones are much bigger than I had seen before.
You can then go on a one hour snorkeling tour with a guide which was really awesome. Out in the ocean he pointed out some clams that were almost 2 meters long! Apparently they can live to over 100 years and can grow over 2 meters long.
I are lunch there too, but they didn’t serve clams! They did serve fish that was caught that morning though so it was really fresh and very cheap.
Your clam story reminds me this article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10447117/Worlds-oldest-creature-was-507…but-scientists-killed-it.html
So when you are eating clams that you are accustomed to you are basically eating babies. You monster! I don't know if we can continue to be friends….
Technically it's a different species of clam. But, according to Wikipedia, giant clams are edible too but since they are endangered it's probably not a good idea!