Oysters

[RizzoTheRat]

Does anyone actually like oysters? Surely you could achieve the same flavour for a lot less cost/hassle by eating raw kelp?

[226bhp]

Yes.
No.

Next stupid question?

[easytiger123]

Never used to but am gradually acquiring the taste. I enjoy them with a squeeze of lemon juice and a few drops of Tabasco. Think it's a combination of texture and taste that makes them enjoyable plus the whole ritual.

[pad58]

Hell yeah ,lemon and white pepper for me please.

[Bill]

Not convinced raw kelp is sufficiently slimy and unpleasant tbh

[badboyburt]

Watched a good friend eat one over new year, another friend told him to place it in the roof of his mouth and squeeze it with his tongue, suffice to say he gagged and gagged some more before ejecting it from his mouth.

His face told a thousand words lol

[Mobile Chicane]

I used to love oysters, but having been ill a few times after eating them raw, I now pass unless they're either cooked or smoked.

Oyster beds are usually in estuaries, and the creatures themselves are filter feeders, so guess what they eat? st.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Like licking phlegm off a tortoise.

[Tahiti]

Interesting description.

I quite like an oyster every now and again - either raw or poached. In fact, and this really will sound poncey, but poached with a bit of caviar is fantastic.

[226bhp]

Tahiti said:

Interesting description.

I quite like an oyster every now and again - either raw or poached. In fact, and this really will sound poncey, but poached with a bit of caviar is fantastic.

They sound good, like MC I was VERY ill once after eating them raw at Loch Fyne, it isn't pollution that causes it though.
luckily for me the toilet was by the side of the sink as it was coming out of both ends at the same time (sorry for so much info, but it was quite a feat).

Always cooked for me from then on...

[Hoover.]

I love the idea of them... tried them a few times.... but yet to see their attraction... but will try a few times more just in case I've been getting it wrong

[0a]

I'd not tried them until I was badgered to a few weeks ago - wonderful with Tabasco.

[RizzoTheRat]

These were from a well regarded sea food restaurant in a fishing town so I assume they were decent quality, and Twigs description isn't far off.

[Jonnas]

226bhp said:

They sound good, like MC I was VERY ill once after eating them raw at Loch Fyne, it isn't pollution that causes it though.
luckily for me the toilet was by the side of the sink as it was coming out of both ends at the same time (sorry for so much info, but it was quite a feat).

Always cooked for me from then on...

Exactly the same thing happened to me at the same place (plus 4 other people on my table!) after eating them for years. Tried them once since with the same result. Unlucky perhaps but there is no way I'm risking it again....

[226bhp]

Jonnas said:

Exactly the same thing happened to me at the same place (plus 4 other people on my table!) after eating them for years. Tried them once since with the same result. Unlucky perhaps but there is no way I'm risking it again....

Loch Fyne?
Hope it hasn't put you off completely and you can still eat them cooked.

[Wadeski]

Adore them...and the east coast of the US is crazy about them. Growing up eating them in the UK i knew only 3 types...native, rock, and fin de claire (read: expensive ones). Here they are super popular, especially as a bar snack. Most decent cocktail bars will have a raw bar offering with a few types. Dollar oyster, $6 martini happy hours are a great way to start a night.

A local bar in NY has 40 different kinds of oysters daily from PEI in Canada down to Virginia. Squeeze of lemon, maybe a dash of tabasco or some shallot vinegar. Perfect!

[Zod]

I love them. I've been eating them for over thirty years and have never been ill.

[otolith]

Lovely, although I have suffered the simultaneous emissions scenario from them too.

[DUMBO100]

I absolutely love them and think they're my favourite thing to eat. The best ones are from the West Coast of Scotland, Cumbrae to be exact but Jersey are good too

[RemyMartin]

Love them.

Awesome with Tabasco and a pint of Guinness.