except it's filled with whole belly clams or clam strips, which are breaded and fried, and served with tartar sauce, black pepper, and other flourishes like mayonnaise, relish, or lemon wedges.

If you have been anywhere by the sea in the Yucatan peninsula you will have had these deep-fried king prawns with a coconut batter. Curiously to me, they often come with an apple sauce ...