Manhattan clam chowder

American  

noun

1. a chowder made from clams, tomatoes, and other vegetables and seasoned with thyme.

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Etymology

Origin of Manhattan clam chowder

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

It maintains longtime favorites such as ribeye steaks, grilled chicken croissant sandwiches, lemon herb crab cakes and Manhattan clam chowder “to keep the locals who pay the electric bill happy,” John said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2018

Somehow it slipped my mind, too, even though I’d read about it weeks before my first meal, and had eaten things like smoked salmon and Manhattan clam chowder.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2017

And Manhattan clam chowder, repurposed as a sauce for a fine, clean-tasting hunk of pan-seared salmon, was the answer to a question nobody asked.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2017

It’s dinnertime anyway, and Chris texts them the soup menu from a nearby restaurant: Manhattan clam chowder, barley vegetable or chicken orzo?

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2015

You can just sense New York's jealousy with its Manhattan clam chowder, a gross tomato-based product that is a shell of its older brother.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2012