Discover the versatility of Littleneck clams.

These, sweet-fleshed, delicately flavoured shellfish — with a hard shell of less than 5 centimetres — are available all year from supermarket chiller cabinets and seafood stores in New Zealand and Australia.

New Zealand's Omega™ Seafood company has taken these gems, bathed them in seawater, then pouched, sealed and gently cooked them. Hence, once the one-kilogram bag of clams is opened they are ready to eat either au naturel — with a squeeze or lime or lemon or with a dressing — or combined in salads, soups or pastas. The natural flavours and goodness are retained in the bag and the shelf life enhanced.

Omega™'s Gourmet Clams are sourced from a sustainably managed fishery in the pristine waters of Golden Bay. For more info visit www.omegaseafood.com

High in protein and iron and low in fat, clams are the perfect summer food.