Little Malice > wrote:
>One time on Usenet, AtM said:
>> For the longest time, I never ate oysters, raw or otherwise, because of
>> their rather intimidating appearance. Then I learned raw oysters are
>> rather darn good <G>, except I prefer the smaller oysters instead of the
>> larger ones. A wee bit of fresh lemon juice is good too, along with
>> some optional (homemade) cocktail sauce. Heh, I think I did have a
>> glass of two of wine before I gathered up the courage to try the first
>> raw oyster, and WOW! I wanted a few more dozen after that initial taste
>> 
I especially like steamed (on the half-shell) fresh oysters when
>> dipped in drawn butter. But, I still won't eat fried oysters.
>I'm the opposite -- I hate raw oysters and love them pan fried in
>butter, yum...
I like 'em all, with the possible exception of huge honkin'
batter-fried Pacific oysters -- there's too much interior to
enjoy the crunch of the batter. tThe traditional Po'boy with
small deep-fried bayside oysters is a fine thing.
Steve