Does Seattle have the nation’s best chowder? Even opposing NFL fans think so [Video]

New England residents stand by their clam chowder, saying theirs is the greatest. New Yorkers in Manhattan do, too, with equal passion and fervor.

But is America’s best chowder actually in Seattle, Washington?  

Larry Mellum, founder and owner of Pike Place Chowder, thinks so. He told Fox News Digital that his chowder is so good, it has even converted rival fans from New York who come to see the Giants or Jets play the Seahawks.

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“At Pike Place Chowder, we believe chowder should be a celebration of pure, fresh flavors, which is why we use only the highest quality ingredients, with no preservatives or shortcuts,” Mellum told Fox News Digital in an interview.

Mellum opened the first Pike Place Chowder location 21 years ago. There are now two locations, only a few blocks apart and a little more than a mile from Lumen Field, where the Seahawks play. 

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