OMFG, look at all the people that don't like raw oysters. It's one of my absolute favorite food. WTF? I can eat at least a half dozen, probably closer to a dozen... but i always have wine or beer with my oysters, so it's hard to say.
BC as in British Columbia? They had those at Blue Water Grill when I went. I didn't try them though. I'll have to try them next time I get a chance.
Um these must be the really small oysters right? I really can't see anybody eating 100 regular size oysters.
Are oysters smaller in the gulf or something? I regularly eat Blau's oysters here (Seattle), but I can't see anyone eating 42.5 dozen (or even a hundred). These things are monsters. Damned good, too. I top out at around a dozen, max. 
Rob
Rob
Originally posted by: Entity
Are oysters smaller in the gulf or something? I regularly eat Blau's oysters here (Seattle), but I can't see anyone eating 42.5 dozen (or even a hundred). These things are monsters. Damned good, too. I top out at around a dozen, max.
Rob
Yeah, they come in different sizes... not sure which ones are the small or larger ones though. Damn, now i feel like having a nice COLD beer and some oysters.
I enjoy Oysters too. My favorite place in NYC is Blue Ribbon in Brooklyn. I believe they also have a location in Manhattan. Their Oyseters are fresh and ICE cold and they give about 10-12 different sauces. It's pretty expensive though.
I remember an article about a year ago in the Dining In/Out section of the NYT, which explained the various types of oysters. It basically said that there are only really three different types you can get in the States and that most of these fancy restaurants attach exotic names to their Oyster menu in order to set higher prices. It was a pretty informative article. Perhaps it's still online.
I remember an article about a year ago in the Dining In/Out section of the NYT, which explained the various types of oysters. It basically said that there are only really three different types you can get in the States and that most of these fancy restaurants attach exotic names to their Oyster menu in order to set higher prices. It was a pretty informative article. Perhaps it's still online.
WTF would come over a person to want to eat a slimey little thing out of a shell? Hell, eating cooked beef and chicken flesh is bad enough, but RAW oysters? NASTY!
btw: I'm currently on a low carb diet, so don't mistake my disgust for lack of eating meat. I eat more beef, chicken and fish than your average human every day.
btw: I'm currently on a low carb diet, so don't mistake my disgust for lack of eating meat. I eat more beef, chicken and fish than your average human every day.
Gulf oysters are generally bigger than any oysters I've seen anywhere else. If the ones you're eating are anything like the ones I got at BWG (I said Oregon, but now that I think about it, I think they were from Washington), they're almost 2x the size of the ones I had. Of course, I'm certain they're larger near you than ones shipped to NYC, but I'm still pretty sure Gulf oysters are among the largest.Originally posted by: Entity
Are oysters smaller in the gulf or something? I regularly eat Blau's oysters here (Seattle), but I can't see anyone eating 42.5 dozen (or even a hundred). These things are monsters. Damned good, too. I top out at around a dozen, max.
Rob
That said, I don't know how anyone can eat 42.5 dozen oysters...I guess it's like those people who eat the 5lb steaks.
During the summer 2 years ago, I'd pick my gf up from work in the French Quarter every Friday after I got off of work. I'd walk in off the sweltering street into Acme and sit down at the oyster bar to eat a dozen or so and wash em down with an ICE COLD Dixie. NOTHING beats that on a hot summer day.Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: Entity
Are oysters smaller in the gulf or something? I regularly eat Blau's oysters here (Seattle), but I can't see anyone eating 42.5 dozen (or even a hundred). These things are monsters. Damned good, too. I top out at around a dozen, max.
Rob
Yeah, they come in different sizes... not sure which ones are the small or larger ones though. Damn, now i feel like having a nice COLD beer and some oysters.
i wouldn't say they were small. let's put it this way, i used to have a very healthy appetite back then, and i was so full after eating these, i didn't eat anything else but a very small piece of shark steak. good thing i ate raw oysters regularly, otherwise i would have gotten sick. (i felt fine after eating over 100)
Originally posted by: werk
The seafood thread made me wonder if anyone else here is an oysteraholic.
My friend's family owns Acme Oyster House in New Orleans, and sometimes we'll go there just to see how many oysters we can slurp down (on the house, of course
The most I could ever do was about 5 dozen, my friend can do about 7 dozen. I think the problem is I need some crackers every now and then, and they start to fill me up. Plus I slather those suckers in cocktail sauce which could also be filling me up.
I miss New Orleans, oysters up here in New York suck. They're too bitter (not to mention ridiculously expensive).
LOL I love that place! I ate four dozen on the half shell there the day after fat Tuesday 2k. What's the name of that place across the street?...great crawfish and gumbo.
Never had raw oysters before, but I guess I don't really go to any seafood restraunts. From what I have had, they're good
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Ah, I'm farther upstate near Albany, maybe 3 hours away. Has the weather drove you crazy yet? I was freezing my butt off when I got back.
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