Top 5 seafood chowders and stews

2. Virginia stew from Barton Seaver, author of “If Two by Sea” and “For Cod and Country.” “Although there are many chowders and stews similar to this one, I call it a Virginia stew because it is chock-full of ingredients familiar from my childhood near the Old Dominion,” Seaver wrote in “If Two by the Sea.” The hearty stew’s ingredients include country ham, celery, onion, bell pepper, fish stock, clam juice, tomatoes and several different herbs.