"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:38:45 +0000 (UTC),
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>>Mark Thorson > wrote:
>>
>>>I'm expecting hot weather today, so I'm not planning
>>>to cook anything until the evening. I took a look
>>>at the oyster tank at the nearby Asian market, and
>>>I found a really big one. At only $0.69, it seemed
>>>like a great deal. I could eat it raw, so that
>>>would not heat up the house.
>>
>>>This time, to avoid self-inflicted injury, I opened
>>>it by attacking the hinge with a large screwdriver
>>>and mallet. I really had to beat on that thing
>>>before I could get it open, but I finally won.
>>>
>>>This might be the last oyster I ever eat. It was
>>>okay, but I'm not sure I really appreciate raw
>>>oyster. I'd much rather eat steamed clams.
>>
>>
>>Buying tanked seafood from in Asian market is in no
>>way representative of good seafood.
>>
>>You want an oyster, buy one that has been living in its
>>native coastal environment, not in a tank. Generally
>>in my experience you want a Pacific Northwest oyster,
>>the further north the better, the closer to the source
>>the better, and you want it between November and March.
>>
>>Oysters from California or the gulf can be okay but are
>>not as good, and it goes downhill from there.
>>
>>Steve
>
> All west coast oysters are native to Japan. The best oysters are from
> the North Atlantic. There are plenty of same day harvested oysters
> available from Lung Guyland fish mongers.
>
> These are excellent too: http://www.nedsislandoysters.com
>
> This is very good:
> http://www.chow.com/recipes/10453-co...yster-stuffing
Not to stop you in your tracks, but not ALL West Coast oysters originally
come from Japan. A very special variety: Olympia Oysters, are Washington
native. On the smallish side, they are absolutely phenomenal when shucked
and very lightly sautéed in a white wine and butter sauce.
But, having been raised on Lung Guyland oysters, I would greatly prefer
Washington and BC oysters: such as Kumimoto, Westcott Bay Flats and the
Totten Virginica oyster. All told, between Washington and BC, there are
approximately 75 different species of oysters.
Alan
Alan