Recipe Roundup

12 Classic Beach and Boardwalk Foods

All of the best bites of the beach boardwalk are right here, and you don't even have to wash the sand off your feet.

By Tommy Werner

August 12, 2016

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Christopher Testani
1/12
Perfect Fish Tacos
Fry the fish until crispy and toast those tortillas on the range-top to give them some color. These get even better with a Fresno chile hot sauce and cabbage slaw.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Katherine Sacks
2/12
Fried Fish Sandwich with Pepper Slaw
Light as an ocean breeze, this fish sandwich also features a punchy pepper slaw and a tartar sauce that brings on the brine with capers and chopped cornichons.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova
3/12
3-Ingredient Maple-Pecan Fudge
It's never not a good idea to eat fudge at the beach, especially if it's a rich three-ingredient maple fudge like this one.
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Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Prop Styling by Christine Keely, Food Styling by Emilie Fosnocht
4/12
Homemade Corn Dogs
Just like the state fair, minus the crowds.
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Iain Bagwell
5/12
Fried Ipswich Whole Belly Clams with Tartar Sauce
When it comes to fried clams, whole bellies is always better than sometimes-tough clam strips. A quick squeeze of lemon overhead and a dollop tartar sauce is all you need (well, except for a side of fries and a cold beer, maybe).
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Christopher Testani
6/12
True Vanilla Ice Cream
There's nothing boring about making your own vanilla ice cream. Use real vanilla and top it with hot fudge (or rainbow sprinkles for the win).
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Photo by Gentl & Hyers
7/12
Fish and Chips With Malt Vinegar Mayonnaise
Use both ice cold beer and club soda in the batter for this British classic. Combine the traditional malt vinegar with mayo to make a flavorful dipping sauce.
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Tara Donne, food and prop styling by Diana Yen
8/12
Beer-Battered Onion Rings
A sunny day at the beach gets even better with a beer, and so do these tempura-battered onion rings. They're lighter and more flavorful than the ones you've seen at the beach.
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Photo by Romulo Yanes
9/12
Perfect No-Cook Strawberry Ice Cream
It's big, it's pink, and it's calling your name. Since it doesn't have eggs involved, this strawberry ice cream doesn't require any cooking, which makes getting your fix a lot faster.
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Linda Pugliese<br>food styling by Anna Hampton<br>props from ABC Home, Sur La Ta
10/12
Oyster Ices
Raw bar, 2.0. Instead of the traditional mignonette and cocktail sauces, serve these succulent oysters with ices that feature habañero, puckery red onions, and eye-opening horseradish.
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Lara Ferroni
11/12
Caramel Corn with Smoked Almonds and Fleur de Sel
Merge sweet and salty in the DIY caramel popcorn coating. It'll cook in 10 minutes and only take 20 minutes to set on your popcorn. And if you don't have time to pop the kernels yourself, you can use microwave popcorn or even store-bought pre-popped.
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Photo by Roland Bello
12/12
French Fries
The key to mastering these is double-frying: flash-fry the potatoes first to eliminate moisture and cook the potatoes through, then fry them again to ensure crispness. Plenty of sea salt on top, and you'll feel like you're at the beach.
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Perfect Fish Tacos

Fried Fish Sandwich with Pepper Slaw

3-Ingredient Maple-Pecan Fudge

Homemade Corn Dogs

Fried Ipswich Whole Belly Clams with Tartar Sauce

True Vanilla Ice Cream

Fish and Chips With Malt Vinegar Mayonnaise

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Perfect No-Cook Strawberry Ice Cream

Oyster Ices

Caramel Corn with Smoked Almonds and Fleur de Sel

French Fries