Oysters

Posted by: Rasher on 07 March 2006

I love 'em, but my wife has never tried one and has only just decided that she needs to put that right - finally. She has always chickened out at the last minute. I'm taking her out to an oyster bar as soon as we can arrange a babysitter.
Thing is, I love the way they transport me to the sea, like I was standing under the pier at 3.00am with the sea crashing on the stones, but it being too dark to see it, with your hair matted from the salt spray. Like watching Quadraphenia for the first time in 1978, or whenever it was. They just do that to me - it's magic and so intense. I'm probably missing the point of what they are really about though. I always just need the one, as more is just the same again but without the initial hit, and that seems to be wasted on me.
Anyone else get that from oysters, or am I just weird? I wonder what she will make of them. I'd hate to think that she doesn't "get it".
Posted on: 09 March 2006 by Adam Meredith
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you eat oysters?
Antoninus: When I have them, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you eat snails?
Antoninus: No, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Do you consider the eating of oysters to be moral and the eating of snails to be immoral?
Antoninus: No, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: Of course not. It is all a matter of taste, isn't it?
Antoninus: Yes, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: And taste is not the same as appetite, and therefore not a question of morals.
Antoninus: It could be argued so, master.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: My robe, Antoninus. My taste includes both snails and oysters.

Whoops - Spartacus again.
Posted on: 09 March 2006 by garyi
The last time I had oysters was with a significant amount of wine and I was fine.

I can think of no reason why having oysters with spirits would poison you.

If you were to get poisoned from oysters you would know all about it, because in essence its chemical poisoning as opposed to bacterial poisoning such as salmonella. As such you can literally fall foul within seconds of eating one.
Posted on: 10 March 2006 by Malky
Where can I buy a good shucking knife?
Posted on: 10 March 2006 by garyi
Use a screwdriver
Posted on: 10 March 2006 by Malky
[QUOTE]Originally posted by garyi:
Use a screwdriver
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What!!! Oysters, Laphroaig and a screwdriver. I'm on my way to A+E right now.
Posted on: 10 March 2006 by Roy T
quote:
Use a screwdriver

Good idea but I open my oysters with a shucking knife and wash the down with a screwdriver Razz .
Posted on: 11 March 2006 by wellyspyder
Best oyster tasted, Clevedon Coast Oyster, NZ. Forget about pacific ones which are too salty. Clevedons are sweet when raw, excellent!

Do not like raw, try quick grilling them with rock salt, chopped bacon, worcestershire souce and a dash of lemon juice in their half shell. Serve with a chilled crisp beer. To die for!

See this link:http://www.soupsong.com/foyster.html for oyster shooter recipe Eek
Posted on: 11 March 2006 by wellyspyder
Then for the brave, there is the BIG Bluff osyters Big Grin
Posted on: 11 March 2006 by Mabelode, King of Swords
Those huge NZ oysters are fantastic but, well, just too huge and too rich for me. As you say, for the brave.

Steve
Posted on: 13 March 2006 by jayd
Best oysters I've ever had are the Kumamoto oysters. They grow them up in the Pacific Northwest, USA, these days. Heavenly.