For an obscure, yet yummy chowder, may I suggest a recipe from the city in which I was raised.

St. Augustine Florida, the oldest city in the states.

It's Minorcan!

http://pureflorida.blogspot.com/2005/08/st-augustine-minorcan-style-clam.html

"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it."
---Frank Zappa