I love 'em, but I guess there are people out there who find them revolting. What say you?
Raw oysters
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Ain't bad.
Rather have 'em fried, though, and the obligatory shot of hot sauce.
Rather have 'em fried, though, and the obligatory shot of hot sauce.
I ate a ton of them in New Orleans. Delicious. Haven't had any here since I moved though -- we're too far from the sea to make me trust the freshness.
I love 'em too
I absolutely love them.
On the half shell with an ice cold lager to wash 'em down.
Yeah, not bad. Prefer 'em cooked though.
DISGUSTING. I hated them for 37 years and referred to them as 'fishermen snot'. I have a fabulous fish monger and I now love them. ONLY fresh on half-shell. Each time I go to visit, I have a couple with him. One of the many gastronomic pleasures that age brings.
We usually get a sack around New Year's. I can take them or leave them, actually. The last time I was excited about oysters was maybe 20 years ago, a buddy of mine and I went out and ate the last of the large Apalachicola oysters after a hurricane wiped out the beds.
an absolute delicacy. too bad they can be dangerous to eat
One of nature's great gifts to man. LOVE 'EM.
Good stuff. Gotta be careful, although I tell myself a few drops of Tabasco will kill anything...
Good stuff. Gotta be careful, although I tell myself a few drops of Tabasco will kill anything...
Yep...you get even one bad one and you're entering a world of pain. And you can forget any designs you had on that cute waitress that was serving them...your only companion for the next 12 hours is going to be white, round, and cold.
I threw up the first time I tried them ... and I avoided them for the next 20 years.
Now, they are a real delicacy, one I go for whenever I can find a raw bar, which is rarely.
Usually, though, I go for the the ones that are smoked in cottonseed oil, or raw and canned that I like to prepare in any number of ways. I keep a good supply of both on hand in the pantry. (I've found my local Walmart has great prices on canned oysters, roughly half of what everybody else charges.)
BTW, my grandfather used to tell me that you should only eat raw oysters in months that contain the letter "R" ... i.e. May~August is out of season. Is this still true, or have modern farming techniques eliminated this?
Now, they are a real delicacy, one I go for whenever I can find a raw bar, which is rarely.
Usually, though, I go for the the ones that are smoked in cottonseed oil, or raw and canned that I like to prepare in any number of ways. I keep a good supply of both on hand in the pantry. (I've found my local Walmart has great prices on canned oysters, roughly half of what everybody else charges.)
BTW, my grandfather used to tell me that you should only eat raw oysters in months that contain the letter "R" ... i.e. May~August is out of season. Is this still true, or have modern farming techniques eliminated this?
+1 and lemon sometimes...
I love em! Truly a delight to eat with a cold brewski!
I'll eat them raw. I'd rather have them at a good southern Oyster Roast though.
When I lived in Portland I used to eat a half dozen or so almost every Friday cocktail hour. Here in Seoul, most places don't seem to keep them cold enough to avoid terrifying me, unfortunately.
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