Watcha eating?

[TomSeller]

I lost my appetite for raw oysters after downing a dozen or so before I looked closely at the next one and saw little parasites? swimming in the oyster juice. As for sushi I lost my appetite for that when someone I know nearly died from spoiled sushi. I like both better cooked anyway. Reminds me to cook up a hang town fry for breakfast.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

OK, we part ways here. I really love sushi, sashimi and most any raw seafood. In New England it is mostly clams and oysters at the traditional places with sushi/sashimi becoming very popular in the past twenty years or so. We have a restaurant in Boston, the Union Oyster House, with the original bar where Daniel Webster used to lunch daily on something like three dozen oysters and a pint of brandy. The restaurant is essentially the same today.

I love oysters, but only eat them fried any more, after two episodes of severe gastric disturbances following a raw oyster binge. Glad I wasn't there when they came to clean up the motel room.

 

[dmccarty]

:laughing: That's the way I have always felt about Sushi...that is fish bait where I live...I have never had it...Who would eat raw fish...? Look at it under a microscope once and see if you will ever eat raw fish...or bait ..again... Caviar is also not something I would want to eat again...fish eggs...Yuck...not for me...like eating raw fish with salt...salt & salt...

Now, Sushi is GOOD! It has not been left to rot and covered in cream. :ashamed::confused2: At least with Sushi you could use the fish to go fishing but you try to go fishing with the pickled Herring and see what you catch! :confused3::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

I love oysters, but only eat them fried any more, after two episodes of severe gastric disturbances following a raw oyster binge. Glad I wasn't there when they came to clean up the motel room.

I have never been sick from raw oysters and I have eaten buckets of them. I do prefer steamed or fried.

Last summer I was in GA, I think I was down there trying to find Brin to take him out to eat Sushi or maybe it was to give him some pickled icky fish :laughing::laughing::laughing:, anyway we went to a restaurant we like and they had some great Oyster Rockefeller. :licking::licking::licking: The restaurant also has an awesome Etouffee. :licking::licking::licking: The spice was just perfect but something did not agree with me in that dish or maybe it was the Oyesters? After dinner we went to one of the big outdoor stores, I think it was Bass Pro Shops, and I was lucky to make it to the bathroom in time. :shocked:

I have been rereading the James Herriot All Creatures Great and Small books again. One of the stories I read last night was about eating fat. :confused2: Herriot did not like fat. Could not stand the taste of it and always cut it off any meat on his plate. Many of the farmers in the area LOVED to eat fat. They would eat bacon that had very little to no lean meat. One of the farmers he mentioned loved to eat fat that ran down his chin. They guy was in his 80s like many of his fellow farmers. Herriot figured they could eat that much fat because they worked so hard for so many hours during the day. :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing: I don't really like fat, but if I do have a really good steak, I might eat some of the fat if I am really hungry. I only eat steak a couple of times a year though.

Back to Herriot. The vet delivered a calf and was invited to the house for some food. The wifey brought out two slabs of bacon that was just fried fat. Her husband was loving it but the vet was trying to figure out how he could eat something he could not stand. She had a jar of Piccalilli on the table so he used it to cover up the fat so he could eat what was put in front of him and not be rude. He ate the whole jar of spicy Piccalilli in order to eat the fat. Pretty funny story. I had to look up Piccalilli. :laughing::laughing::laughing: In the South we would call it Chow Chow. Apparently, it is an Indian based relish. Kinda interesting that an Indian relish was being made in the homes of VERY rural English farmers in the 30's.

Later,
Dan

 

[IslandTractor]

Apparently, it is an Indian based relish. Kinda interesting that an Indian relish was being made in the homes of VERY rural English farmers in the 30's.

Don't forget the sun never set on the British Empire in those days. Indian cuisine had a huge impact on Britain. If I am not mistaken, ketchup is also of Indian/Malay origin and came to us courtesy of the British too.

 

[brin]

This thread really is showing regional cooking and all the varied tastes. I love raw oysters, but my wife would rather eat boogers. Her idea of seafood is shrimp, boiled or fried and catfish fillets if the have no fishy taste whatsoever.

OK, we part ways here. I really love sushi, sashimi and most any raw seafood. In New England it is mostly clams and oysters at the traditional places with sushi/sashimi becoming very popular in the past twenty years or so. We have a restaurant in Boston, the Union Oyster House, with the original bar where Daniel Webster used to lunch daily on something like three dozen oysters and a pint of brandy. The restaurant is essentially the same today.

Now, Sushi is GOOD! It has not been left to rot and covered in cream. :ashamed::confused2: At least with Sushi you could use the fish to go fishing but you try to go fishing with the pickled Herring and see what you catch! :confused3::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

:licking: Just to clarify....I love Oysters...I mean really love them but only if they come from Apalachicola, Florida - They are small, sweet delicious Oysters like no others anywhere...I have had Oysters from Va., the Carolinas, Louisiana , Florida, and they are all big , huge fat oysters full of guts and poop... no thanks...but the ones from Apalachicola are wonderful....go out of your way to try some of those....But in these days and times...I personally think it is really dangerous to eat raw anything...especially seafood when we don't know where it comes from...I hate it but bad oysters can kill your liver...:confused3:

 

[IslandTractor]

:licking: Just to clarify....I love Oysters...I mean really love them but only if they come from Apalachicola, Florida - They are small, sweet delicious Oysters like no others anywhere...I have had Oysters from Va., the Carolinas, Louisiana , Florida, and they are all big , huge fat oysters full of guts and poop... no thanks...but the ones from Apalachicola are wonderful....go out of your way to try some of those....But in these days and times...I personally think it is really dangerous to eat raw anything...especially seafood when we don't know where it comes from...I hate it but bad oysters can kill your liver...:confused3:

Come up to New England for oysters. Ours are so polite they don't even poop.

We also have a variety of clams though we eat only the small and mid sized cherrystones raw. The bigger clams are referred to as quaohogs and they get turned into chowdah or stuffies. Good eatin' food.

 

[J F]

Come up to New England for oysters. Ours are so polite they don't even poop.

:laughing: I haven't had clams for years (since living in NY as a kid), but man, they sound good right now. :licking: I always liked some lightly steamed oysters, but haven't had any for quite awhile.

Always had 'em from Apalachicola, and made sure they're weren't any "oyster warnings" at the time.

 

[brin]

Come up to New England for oysters. Ours are so polite they don't even poop.

We also have a variety of clams though we eat only the small and mid sized cherrystones raw. The bigger clams are referred to as quaohogs and they get turned into chowdah or stuffies. Good eatin' food.

The Mrs. retires this year and a trip up to New England is right up their on our hope to do list...We both love Chowdah...probably would love stuffies but don't know what they are...but is it true you can buy lobster up there right off the boats....? On the Georgia coast, Tybee Island , GA , where we vacation every year..we can buy shrimp and fish right off the boats...that is something we always look forward to.

 

[J F]

I worked as an oyster shucker at a Calico Jacks restaurant/bar in Florida (20 years ago) and shucked just tons of oysters at the oyster bar. I just never had a hankerin' for 'em raw, but I sure served a bunch of 'em.

 

[JDgreen227]

Boy, is this thread going weirdly off topic....but it sure is fun to follow....:laughing: I have never had an oyster or clam in my entire life, unless Clam Chowder counts. Sorry, to me the things look repulsive and I would have to be really hungry to try consuming one. As for sushi and other raw seafood...I wouldn't want to try them, for all I know they taste better than boogers but I am in no hurry to find out. The weird thing is, so many people will rave about a certain food and praise how great it tastes, but others will say they wouldn't dream about eating it. Now, I know liver is supposed to be really healthy for you and my mom used to prepare it all the time when I was a kid, but I always hated the taste. Everybody else in my family would scarf the stuff down and wonder why I hated it.

 

[J F]

Is it supposed to be healthy fried in some butter and wrapped in bacon?

 

[brin]

Boy, is this thread going weirdly off topic....but it sure is fun to follow....:laughing: I have never had an oyster or clam in my entire life, unless Clam Chowder counts. Sorry, to me the things look repulsive and I would have to be really hungry to try consuming one. As for sushi and other raw seafood...I wouldn't want to try them, for all I know they taste better than boogers but I am in no hurry to find out. The weird thing is, so many people will rave about a certain food and praise how great it tastes, but others will say they wouldn't dream about eating it. Now, I know liver is supposed to be really healthy for you and my mom used to prepare it all the time when I was a kid, but I always hated the taste. Everybody else in my family would scarf the stuff down and wonder why I hated it.

Now Bill - You do know that eating raw oysters is said to make you stand up straight....You know that right ?

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Speaking of odd raw food... in 1995 in Kofu Japan I ate "ba sashi" I believe it is calle... my host served it and I had to eat it...

Today skipped bfast, and had a burger, fries and a couple drafts at the airport. I believe I'm buying a fancy steak dinner for the whole crew tonight in Denver...

Sales... such a grind...

Be well all,
David

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Boy, is this thread going weirdly off topic....but it sure is fun to follow....:laughing: I have never had an oyster or clam in my entire life, unless Clam Chowder counts. Sorry, to me the things look repulsive and I would have to be really hungry to try consuming one. As for sushi and other raw seafood...I wouldn't want to try them, for all I know they taste better than boogers but I am in no hurry to find out. The weird thing is, so many people will rave about a certain food and praise how great it tastes, but others will say they wouldn't dream about eating it. Now, I know liver is supposed to be really healthy for you and my mom used to prepare it all the time when I was a kid, but I always hated the taste. Everybody else in my family would scarf the stuff down and wonder why I hated it.

I really like liver and onions; usually gives me indigestion, but it's good. I used to not like it, until one of my Yankee friends suggested that you always buy calf's liver and that you soak it overnight in milk. Seems as the milk neutralizes some of the enzymes and other baddies in there that gives liver a strong taste. Makes a BIG difference in the flavor.

 

[/pine]

Tonight it's 'Chicken & Waffles'...:licking:

 

[jinman]

When I was in Mombasa, Kenya, I had some coconut curried lobster on a bed of rice. That was one of the most memorable dishes I ever had. It was beyond delicious. A tall mug of cold Tusker Beer rounded out my dinner. I am particularly fond of curried chicken or beef prepared in the African style over rice with nuts, coconut, sliced bananas, and raisins. I want it just hot enough to make sweat pop out on my forehead. Curry is one of my favorite spices.:licking:

 

[creekbend]

I've making barbeque chicke, potatoes, corn on the cob, peas, and garlic bread. Have to go now and watch the oven and stove.

 

[JDgreen227]

Now Bill - You do know that eating raw oysters is said to make you stand up straight....You know that right ?

Brin....suppose you tell me how well it works...and if it does I might try it....:laughing:

 

[mjarrels]

Going country tonight... big crockpot of navy beans/with slices of country ham, skilet of cornbread and a side dish of shedded onions. Should be good for three days.

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