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Mussel and Clam Soba With Browned Anchovy Butter

Soba noodles with mussels and clams in a bowl.
Photo by Ronnie Woo

I’m a lover, not a hater…of all types of shellfish, while my husband Doug, on the other hand, only likes mussels. Maybe it has something to do with their slightly different textures or the fact that clams live in sand and mussels live on rocks, piers, and pilings. Personally, I’m not going to judge how shellfish live their lives, because to me they are equally delicious. However, if you’re like Doug and prefer one kind of shellfish over another, feel free to make this recipe with just that one. I don’t really feel like I need to sell this umami bomb of a recipe to you, but just in case, you’ve got mussels and clams tangled up in strands of nutty buckwheat noodles soaking in a briny, garlicky, and ever-so-slightly-spicy broth. Need I say more?

This recipe was excerpted from 'Did You Eat Yet?' by Ronnie Woo. Buy the full book on Amazon.

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