Oysters: What's Your Favorite?

[santaman2000]

New Orleans recently had an oyster festival and posted the following pic on their FB page along with the question, "What's your favorite way to eat them?" ( Fried, Baked, Char-grilled, or raw?) My answer was, Fried of course, but there's no wrong way to eat them." What are y'all's thoughts?

 

[Adze]

Smoked, even tinned they're awesome.

 

[boatman]

Love raw oysters with a little lemon juice. Native not pacific of course. Missed this years Falmouth Oyster Festival. A beefsteak pie with oysters is hard to beat, short crust not puff pastry of course.

 

[Macaroon]

Raw native oysters, 1 dozen of; Very thinly sliced wholemeal bread with best butter, 4 slices of; Guinness Original Dublin Stout, 1 pint bottle of, drunk from a proper stem beer glass.

For me, that's it and all about it

 

[Tengu]

They are vile. Even by the vile standard of seafood.

How could you?

 

[swotty]

Raw with Guiness in Cornwall.....

 

[British Red]

Raw, live.

 

[Brynglas]

They're excellent raw, grilled in their shells or fried is good too. I can recommend Menai Oysters, they do a fantastic mail order service.

 

[Imagedude]

I just gargle my own phlegm. Job done.

 

[MartinK9]

Raw, mainly with a dash of lemon, sometimes a bit of tabasco.

 

[santaman2000]

Raw, live.

if they're raw, they certainly should be live.

 

[British Red]

I've seen frozen raw ones. I suspect they aren't

 

[santaman2000]

I've seen frozen raw ones. I suspect they aren't

I dearly love oysters, but that sounds vile even to me :yikes:

I have seen raw ones that weren't live; usually already shucked and packed in their own juices in the refrigerated section. Those are good, but only if cooked before eating. What I meant wqas that the only way I enjoy a eating an oyster while it's still raw is if it's still live (and thus still fresh)

 

[Robson Valley]

In Australia, I recall little oysters, maybe 2" across(?). In the half shell, couple shots of Worcestershire, teaspoon of bacon bits and under the broiler. Called "Oysters Kilpatrick?"

 

[Goatboy]

Nice addition to a beef pie too. Do like a good oyster. Though when over for a festival in Ireland years ago the combination of fresh oysters, good Guiness and rather lovely redheaded local lasses was almost too much for me... Happy memories.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[tartanferret]

Either..
Raw/Live.
Raw/Live with lemon.
Grilled with Garlic butter, breadcrumbs and a squeeze of lemon.
Tempura battered.

Had some nice soft shell crab tempura with a curry mayonnaise

Oysters are OK but what's the crack with whelks and winkles? (Sampled both)

We have a tripe stall in Barnsley and I dunno how that stays afloat? pig bag, cow heal, chitterlings ect


Tengu. Tsk Tsk living in Cornwall an not liking seafood.
BTW hope you are enjoying your studies love