Harvested from the low tide zone, 2 to 4 metres, the Tua Tua has a smooth clean shell and 33% meat to shell ratio. The smooth low profile shell is cream to light moss in colour. It has a distinctive mild, sweet ‘ocean spray’ flavour and a rich, creamy texture. Well suited to both raw and cooked preparation, the Tua Tua is especially suited to full flavoured dishes. Highly regarded by the local Māori people as a culinary delight, it is superb eating.
Taste Profile

The Tua Tua exhibits a delicate, sweet aroma of fresh kelp and toasted nori. The flavour of the raw clam is lightly oceanic with clean citrus notes. Cooked, the clam has a range of savoury characteristics, reminiscent of lightly smoked fish and Japanese soy.


Grades

STANDARD   Approx 20-30 pieces per kg
LARGE   Approx 12-19 pieces per kg

Cloudy Bay Clams premium NZ Tua Tua Clams are available in the following formats:

• Live formats
• Frozen formats (1kg packs with a 2-year shelf-life)


Size
<80 - 80+
Millimeters
Depth
2 - 4
Meters
Meat
<33%
Meat to Shell Ratio