Geoduck -- Vacuum molded

[Anonymous Modernist 5979]

The wonderful menu on 6/21 featured Spaghetti alle Vongole: Taylor‚’s geoduck, vacuum-molded, centrifuged broth. What do you mean by "vacuum-molded"? I would expect that the shellfish was cooked sous vide, but how does the molded part come into play? This was my favorite dish of the evening.

[Judy Wilson]

Hi jaka,

I asked one of our research chefs, Sam Fahey-Burke, about this. Here's his reply:

"We seal the geoduck in the vacuum bags and then pound it into thin sheets. Doing this in a tightly sealed bag allows us to get it very thin and even. It also keeps the clam in the bag while you‚’re working with it which is nice for hygiene purposes."

Does that answer everything?

Judy