Americans do not appreciate good food...

[dragoneggs]

Spot prawns from the cold PNW waters is about as good as you get when it comes to shrimp. Personally, I don't care for much of any seafood that comes from the warmer waters such as the Gulf.

 

[/pine]

Spot prawns from the cold PNW waters is about as good as you get when it comes to shrimp. Personally, I don't care for much of any seafood that comes from the warmer waters such as the Gulf.

This comes across as more of a regional bias than an educated palate...!

 

[goeduck]

Tonight dinner will consist of Pacific oysters, Dungeness crab, shrimp, salmon and clams. All out of our cold water. :licking:

That said, I like all seafood from wherever, beef, pork, chicken, every kind of vegetable........

 

[dragoneggs]

This comes across as more of a regional bias than an educated palate...!

I'll beg to differ. I think I can safely say I have eaten more seafood all over the world (5 continents) at fine eating establishments for 30+ years than most anyone. I travel internationally on business regularly. I think my palate is 'educated'.

Warmer waters include SE Asia and Australia by the way.

 

[Jstpssng]

Tonight dinner will consist of Pacific oysters, Dungeness crab, shrimp, salmon and clams. All out of our cold water. :licking:

That said, I like all seafood from wherever, beef, pork, chicken, every kind of vegetable........

Perhaps it would be easier to list what you don't like? We were talking about being prepared for emergencies and unexpected nights in the woods, and my boss suggested keeping something in the truck which we aren't fond of so that we wouldn't eat it for a regular meal. The only thing that I could think of that met the bill was Lima beans... Bleah! One can of those is a lifetime supply.

 

[atsah]

Lima beans... Bleah!

That is the only vegetable I completely dislike..

 

[bunyip]

Warmer waters include SE Asia and Australia by the way.

not this end, very cold down south.

 

[dragoneggs]

not this end, very cold down south.

yep depends on location for sure!

 

[downsizingnow48]

When we lived in Virginia we were on an inlet a short distance from the Chesapeake bay. Quite a rural area. Local practice was to throw two or three crab traps off your dock in the middle of the day and then haul up the crabs for dinner. Well. We caught lots of crabs but the ratio of edible seafood to grisly mess was all wrong. Any other kind of seafood I am happy to have, but do-your-own crabs, forget it.

 

[dragoneggs]

When we lived in Virginia we were on an inlet a short distance from the Chesapeake bay. Quite a rural area. Local practice was to throw two or three crab traps off your dock in the middle of the day and then haul up the crabs for dinner. Well. We caught lots of crabs but the ratio of edible seafood to grisly mess was all wrong. Any other kind of seafood I am happy to have, but do-your-own crabs, forget it.

We are blessed to live on a salt water beach and catch Dungeness crabs, prawns, clams, salmon, and oysters!

Never any issues with quality. Though summertime we tend let the oysters lay. Old rule...harvest oysters in the months with ‘R’s.