Straight from Umberto’s Clam House in NYC, this recipe for clams topped with bread crumbs seasoned with parsley and cheese then baked is the real deal.

Plank-roasted salmon sounds difficult, but nothing’s easier. Salmon fillets and rosemary sprigs are placed on a cedar plank, brushed with oil, and roasted.

Pairing seafood with sausage is very Portuguese. Here seared halibut is matched up with a stew of Spanish chorizo, chickpea, and cabbage. Cilantro is on top.

A traditional recipe on Christmas Eve in Portugal, this dish of salt cod, potatoes, and cabbage is drizzled with a garlic oil and topped with hard-boiled eggs.

Tuna is marinated in peppers, garlic, and vinegar, sauteed with onions, and then tucked into pastry and fried. Oh yeah.

Baked oysters with spinach, parsley, or watercress was a seaside trend in the early 20th century, and a classic in modern times.