Mussels or clams?

Being from East Tennessee, I have very little coastal experience in seafood. I have had fried clams from the northeast and mussels on the west coast. I enjoyed both but quite frankly I enjoyed the mussels in a garlic and wine sauce the best although the Clam Shack sure did supply some great clams.

I am just curious what the majority of the folks enjoy the most. It perhaps will be a divisional thing depending on where you are from but from my opinion, east Tennessee ain't divisional. We get what we get except when I visit either coast.

I am interested in hearing the pros and cons of each.

You may recall a few months ago, a poster sent us a pic of a clam that was almost obscene. I guess they taste better than they look?

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN