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Originally posted by mjambro

I’ve been living in RI for the past seven years and have not yet come across a stated RI style that contains tomatoes. Best I can tell, RI style is New England style without the cream / milk – better yet half and half (or NE style is RI style with cream / milk added). Some places stock the RI style and add half & half or milk when ordered to make a NE style. About the only way to ruin a NE style is to thicken via corn starch, etc vs cream or half & half.

I guess the Sterns are wrong then. All I know is whatever it is you want to call it, the "red chowder" which is served here in Rhode Island tastes and looks absolutely nothing like the Manhattan Clam Chowder that is served in New York