On Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:58:25 -0500, Hank Rogers >
wrote:

>Druce wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2018 17:44:48 -0000 (UTC), Jinx the Minx
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I’m not an “older eater”, especially by rfc population pool. I take similar
>>> issue with lobster, scallops, etc.
>>
>> Well, it was a blanket statement. They never apply to individual cases
>>
>>
>The only smoked oysters I ever had were from a tin. I can say they
>tasted OK, but were about as rubbery as it gets, second only to the
>octopus I've (tried) to eat. I don't know if all tinned oysters are this
>bad, because I didn't try them again.

Octopus is a very underestimated meat. I like it better than beef or
pork. Of course, you can cook it wrong and ruin it, but that applies
to everything.

>I like shrimp too, but I agree that they often don't have a very
>pronounced taste. It is very faint, and easy to cover up with too many
>condiments, or herbs in the breading if fried.

I guess shrimp are the tiny ones, whereas prawns, as I know them in
Australia, are the size of a finger at least. They have lots of
flavour.