thepixelfreak wrote:

> On 2007-03-30 09:07:01 -0700, Buddy <why.wood.yew@bother> said:
>
>> Just bought a gallon (9 lbs.) of Maine ocean scallops to freeze the
>> other day at $7/lb. They ran between 1" to 2" size and were swimming
>> in the ocean that morning. They are probably the best tasting raw
>> thing I've ever eaten - they need nothing to dress them up.
>
>
> I've always been hesitant to eat raw shellfish due to the possibility of
> neurotoxic and paralytic shellfish poisonings which don't (to the best
> of my knowledge) occur in raw fish. Am I being unreasonable?

Depends on the season really. Red Tide doesn't usually present a problem
this early in the season. We had a bad run of it two years ago, none of
the local shellfish could be eaten.

--
Dan