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Top Chefs Pay Homage to the Oyster forbes.com Take a look at an interesting article we found.
Heart healthy oysters Chicago Tribune Take a look at an interesting article we found.
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From "The Merry Wives of Windsor" in 1600:
Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny.
Pistol: Why, then, the world's mine oyster, which I with sword will open.
Most Shakespeare translators believe the phrase means you can extract all the pleasures and opportunities of life if you are young, rich, handsome and successful.
Oysters go back at least to the ancient Greeks, when Plato said in 348 BC, "We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell."
If that were true, an oyster is bound by a single adductor muscle easily sliced; could that be what another great man was metaphorically getting at?
Part of being legendary is being inscrutable.
There is some evidence oysters are an aphrodisiac; oysters can fertilize themselves if that's any recommendation.
The Romans were great oyster lovers, placed them in salt water pools, and fattened them up by feeding them wine and pastries.
Early Colonial settlers would eat them by the gross, which is rather gross, rather than by the dozen.
The word itself is a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve mollusks, which live in marine or brackish habitats and are edible.
As opposed to a pearl "oyster," either wild or cultured, which yields pearls through a fascinating process by warding off invading parasites.
Before we get to how we eat these beloved bivalves, it might behoove us to note how oysters, themselves, dine.
Actually through trapping suspended plankton and particles in the mucus of a gill, and from there transporting it to the mouth.
Yes, they have one.
If you're still hungry after that description, it's time to get to the issues.
Where do the best come from?
The French swear by their Belons.
America has their Blue Points.
Malpeque oysters from Prince Edward Island? They're worshipped.
Then there is the Sydney Rock Oyster from Australia.
Whatever your preference, purists say to eat them raw on the half shell, with just a squeeze of lemon.
Then again.
A po' boy?
In a stew?
Come to think of it, maybe that's what Shakespeare was getting at.
They taste good.
Open them, and the world is okay for that moment.
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Oysters in History ostrea.org Take a look at an interesting article we found.
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Suppose you could open an oyster with an Allen wrench?
If not, would that make it insrewtable?
Sorry - all other Eye Villagers may have my share of the available oysters. I will take shrimp or scallops anytime! I am still trying to imagine what went through the mind of the first human who looked at that glistening goop inside that shell and thought it might be good to EAT!! Ewwwww!
Oh, yes... I know all about the delicacy of raw oysters on the half shell and have lived with several folks who believe a cold raw oyster on a crisp saltine cracker with a dab of horseradish and a splash of Tabasco is heavenly, but not me. I will eat them if they are fried in good batter and then covered in catsup, but it is not my first choice. Where we go to the coast, the best ones are Apalachicola Bay oysters out of the Gulf east of Panama City, but west of Alligator Point. East Point, Fla. is oyster central.
Now, I am off to the pillows and the land of Nod......Pleasant dreams to all!
I forgot that I do make a delicious oyster stew, but feed the little wrinkly critters to my guests and I only drink the milky soup. I do have a wonderful recipe if anyone wants to do stew....butter and whole milk are the keys.
On the down side, purely for the health of the Eye folks, one statistic says that one of every 6 raw oysters had some kind of bacteria that can make a person sick....so either cook them or kill the bugs with hot sauce!
Oh no!!!! 8.8 eeathquake hits Japan....now upgraded to 8.9 ...its MASSIVE >>>>>
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1....tsunami
of 10m (30 feet) ....tsunami to hit Philippines at 9.15 GMT, Taiwan at 9.30 GMT, and then Indonesia. Hokkaido will be wiped out I think...
Well....so this Supermoon theory (centred around 19th march +/- theoretically 3 days) may hold some truth....
Eyesters talking Oysters.
And of other shellfish interests. -
Take heed of Moose, it is a heller
A dose of salmonella.
In Maryland it's almost blasphemy not choose crab, and I love steamed crabs -- here we grow up on them. Actually, there should have been an "all of above" choice.
Spring~ I have just been watching the TV news. What can one say?
Oh wow, from an inlet near New Smyrna Beach in Florida, we used to fill bushel bags with oysters we harvested....then we'd roast some of them on the grill and shuck and eat the rest raw.....so delicious and so much fun.
I live in Tennessee but I had a restless night and my cats were being weird late last evening. Watch for the Butterfly Effect worldwide. There are things going on we don't know.
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A dozen oysters, cocktail sauce with horseradish, a few saltines, a cold draft, and tales of life and lies ranks up there on the fun scale. Hawaii, I am praying.
I own an oyster mussel farm in Tasmania, in fact that's the reason for my being here. It was kind of an accident for me and am hoping to convert it to farming another seafood product but that's another story. Certainly though, I know a little about oysters. Most of the oysters farmed in Tasmania are Pacific Oysters and are graded from "buffet" size (the kind you get at buffets in hotels) to "jumbo" (4"). Baby oysters are called seeds that then grow into spats (juveniles) and you can buy them between these two stages from "nurseries" which use "broodstock" in their business. In fact, it is critical to a farm that relationships are fostered with a nursery to ensure access to these "seeds". The best farms are those that have subtidal, intertidal and deep waters with the oysters being moved between these areas to grow meat, then shell, then meat. I'm the opposite of you Moose...there's something almost orgasmic about oysters, especially shucked on the spot and eaten straight from the sea! We also found Asian interest in the jumbo Wild oysters, really, feral oysters, which can grow to 8". ....Now these take two to three gulps (instead of one) of a slippery slide down your throat.
Here's an aerial photo of my farm - note the oyster racks which are clearly visible. There's also a following photo of old Desi, a fellow oyster farmer on the island opposite the main island of Tasmania. Desi is the pioneer of oyster farming here
http://www.petermanseye.com/photos/326231
more on the honor rollA very red morning sky threw flittering shadows of birds at the feeder onto the kitchen wall. I made coffee.
Then, checked out the video of THE WAVE.
It seems like that is all that should be spoken of and then, you're right, hazel, ... words fail.
I grew up in Michigan, about as far from the ocean as you can get, and we loved seafood. I have fond memories of oyster stew because it was our Christmas Eve dinner every year. We never had it any other time. And my mother made a turkey stuffing that was heavenly, well seasoned, and she frequently put a pint of oysters in it. And did not eat raw oysters or clams until I went to college in New York. They are fine with a big dollop of cocktail sauce. Otherwise there's really not much flavor. I too would have preferred an "all of the above" choice on the poll. I'll eat shrimp pretty much any way it comes, from cold in a cocktail to gumbo or scampi. Heavenly. Crabs are great, though they are an awful lot of work for little meat, so I really prefer lobster. I like mussels on pasta, Italian style. And I have had snails both French and Chinese style. The latter is interesting. I had snails in a restaurant in New York's Chinatown. They served some almost as the French would, but with only garlic and no butter. And they had a larger snail that they actually could slice and put in a stir fry. Nice. And scallops are divine. I had some at the Lobster Trap Restaurant in Asheville, NC, earlier this week - wrapped with bacon and broiled. Scallops are also wonderful. I notice that the poll omitted lobster which is my all-time favorite. I remember as a child that we would get South African Rock Lobster which had a little body and small claws, but a huge tail. They cut off the tail usually and sold it separately. One was a meal in itself. When the anti-apartheid campaign got going, they were no longer sold and have never reappeared. Sad. Anyway, seafood, YES!
I'm glad it's not just me Tommy~ my cat was telling me something was wrong.
Was thinking of pearls and a comment I once made on Karma Swim Swami's photo. In what looks like Indonesia, a photo of three young girls, which KSS used as an allegory for the three main religions today - Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. What struck me then was the string of (faux no doubt) pearls on the "Muslim" girl. I noted that pearls are the result of turning a bad situation or irritation into something beautiful.
http://www.petermanseye.com/photos/36394 ;
I guess that's why one does not cast pearls before swine. That's a pearl of wisdom whoever thought of that.
Traditional Chinese have a superstition which they carry out on a deceased person. A (faux) pearl is put in the mouth of the deceased, along with a coin the left hand. This is to ensure the person is well equipped (along with other things) for his Underworld journey
Tommy T - I don't know why, I always thought you live in Hawaii. That, by the way, is in the path of the tsunami today. I think Japan is handling the situation so incredibly well
Prayers sent out for Japan and for Hawaii.
Seafood NO! A dose of food poisoning, maddening itchy all-over-body rash, fever, vomiting, diarrhea & ending up in hospital with a re-hydrating drip in my arm has put me off somewhat. I do, now and then, succumb to the temptation of prawns or local crab, but it raises my anxiety levels. Does anybody else think that oyster shells look like they might be rhinos toenails?
I hate to tell you, but crabs are crustaceans and, oysters mollusks.
These literally inhabit my front yard ; )
The absolutely BEST oysters, come from the waters surrounding Virginia's seaside barrier islands.( clams too)
Recipes? too many to list, but as with many things, simple and uncomplicated is best.
Pearls ~ one of the few things that look good on the scrawny neck of an elderly woman.
The deep fried oysters that we enjoyed at the Iridium Jazz Club in Manhattan were among the best things I ever et. Maybe Les Paul had something to do with that.
There is a textural issue with the uncooked version but that can be resolved by the application of heat.
Hazel -- you're giving me some really good smiles this morning; with what's going on in our world, it's good to have that.......scrawny necks and rhino toenails .. heh heh heh
Prayers for the Japan and Hawaii.
Ms. Blue -- right you are -- I think we were just thinking about those hard shells
I watched two gentlemen eat oysters once -- hope I wasn't staring too much. They prepared each one for minutes, savored the meat and sipped at the liquid in the shell. Each oyster was given the attention of a lover. I was fascinated since I glob on cocktail sauce and fork it in.
SF- Alas a part of my eternal search for my watery roots.- but I am destined to keep my Southern drawl and be near my boyhood mountains I sense you to be an old peaceful beautiful soul & I hope you don't find me to be deranged but I have had dreams since the early 90's that I am a large Islander atop a green hill looking out at the sea. Passersby call me Koma. I can feel myself smile and believe that I know Jack London. There I said it. Eternity gives us many opportunities including oysters at The Back Porch in Destin.
Andy,
Salt oysters, ice cold and slurped out of the shells, followed by good champagne, "coldbeer" or frozen shots of Belvedere, heaven!
We host an annual family oyster roast on Christmas Day. Seaside oysters, with shells the size of one's hand, and tangy, sweet, briny meats to match, are the guests of honor.
In the good old days, a single fried oyster sandwich was just that, a sandwich made from one large single fried oyster. MSX and" Dermo" have decimated the once abundant Virginia beds, especially in the Bay.
I still have a couple of friends who work the seaside beds, and I am fortunate to get oysters when I need them. We ship oysters to friends at Thanksgiving and Christmas, sometimes to the west coast.
Ahhh, Miss Blue -- mmmmmmmmm. Did I mention that I keep really good vodka in the freezer for just those frozen shots? Where everyone else has their fro.zen juice, there's my Grey Goose
Villagers, a collective moment of silence, please, for what has happened in
Japan and elsewhere.
Oysters cooked or raw anyway except stew. We had to eat it as kids, hate it to this day.
Love oyster fritters.
Korthal -- I'm pretty good about trying things; *slap* it's dead, in the mouth -- but oyster stew.....I can't even try it....everything else oyster, yep, but not the stew. I've been waiting for someone else to order it so I can taste it....if I feel brave enough.
Let's keep in our thoughts wishes for the well being of our fellow villagers who have family in Japan. I think both Georgia and Doc Nolan have sons and their families in Japan..... and of course, all who have been affected by this disaster.
A friend and I were having a drink in the bar of a big deal hotel when a group of nine well-dressed women in their thirties and forties and three young men were told that the event room that they thought had been reserved for them was in use.
These were persons with highly developed skills in expressing unhappiness and one of them at least had a voice like an air raid siren.
The were settled into a corner of the place and two huge trays of many plates of a dozen oysters each were hustled over to them along with champagne.
Maybe watching raw oysters being eaten is nicer if you are an eater of raw oysters.
They knocked them back like M&Ms and the lesson seemed to be that a smart hotelier when faced with complainers, gives them something else to do with their mouths.
We actually walk up to Grand Central Station just for the oyster stew here:
http://www.oysterbarny.com/
It's a wonky site and an expensive place to eat: lunch for two kicks hell out of a c note and oddly enough, they seem no longer to offer the stew.
Peter Lake ~
Good call. The real world: a scary place and always closer to us than we think.
I'm sorry,and I really feel bad for the people affected by this natural disaster, but the reason I have to always sit at the kid's table,is that I cannot but wonder if Godzilla is not about to emerge from some fracture of the earth around the nuclear plant........
I do love me clams, from a bucket of beer steamers to chowders and stews...but I struggle with oysters unless they are taken with an equal amount of horseradish just to change the texture 'cos on the way down they feel like something that should be going in the opposite direction. Like into a spittoon at thirty paces.
It's the first Friday of lent which means that pepper- n-egg sandwiches are back at Portillo's.
Be safe, be well, and doobee happy. Peace out
Don't believe that old tale about what raw oysters do for for a man in the sex department, it is a myth. One evening I ate a dozen and only 10 of them worked.
Three men, nine women?! Them boys must have been eating lots of oysters, ya know what I mean?
HAS ANYBODY HEARD FROM, MISS PENN ????????????????
I was reading the Sydney Morning Herald, and apparently Miss Spring and her Island Bunch are not doin' too bad, Praise God ...
MISS BLUE, I like the way you and ANDY think !!! Of course, ANDY , we can only eat Oysters on Sunday ... with or without Sub Gum or Fortune Cookie .......
Peter Lake~ Educate me - what does pepper & egg sandwiches have to do with Lent?
ANDY: Just hadda thought; How about making Hammantaschen with the texture of Saltines, and filling the little Hats with Oysters ??? You think Ba'al S'hem Tov will defecate in his Step-Ins ???
Ivan, I have made little pastry shells and filled them with oysters and a cream sauce etc and baked ‘til golden. There are many variations, some with spinach and Pernod; sort of an Oysters Rockefeller thing only with pastry.
I guess I could make little 3 sided ones, LOL
I'm of the "Tribe" as well, remember ; )
Have a good weekend; I'm off with the horse.
I'm wondering about ISLES, and his boat in the San Francisco area, is he not? I haven't seen any photos or videos of the northern california coastline yet.........................
But I just heard that it is feared 80,000 people might be missing or dead from the earthquake, in Japan.................There's no words. No words at all.
Not Godzilla, I see what you're seeing, RY, but it's too real. I saw a video of a ship being swept into this miles long vortex, like in a movie, but it was real. As for that reactor, they're letting steam, radioactive steam, out of it, the pressure is building and the coolant isn't working. That would be horror upon unimaginable horror. ... Not to mention, it's not a real good thing to live downwind of that steam. It does have to go somewhere.
"the world is too much with us, late and soon."
PeterLake: do you have any room underneath that porch of yours for a friend seeking shelter from reality?
Park4
Nervous idle chatter distracts one from deep felt fear and horror.
The shaking hasn't even stopped. My USGS feed is sending a constant stream of aftershock notifications, most topping 6.0.
I, from what I have seen, can estimate numbers topping 150 thousand.
I have a niece visiting California and another visiting Hawaii.
My stomach is in knots. I would like to crawl into my shell and shut it tight.
Give me crab legs anytime....or scallops...I'm happy then. I've never partaken of raw oysters, but have seen many movie scenes where the consumption of such is a very seductive and sensuous experience. When I see those scenes I understand how they came to be considered an aphrodisiac.
George ~
They were not the few good men that the Marine Corps is on the lookout for... if you know what I mean.
Yes Ma'am, MISS BLUE , I do ... remember that is !!! and I like your idea about the Oysters Rockefeller !!! My Not being a Baker, I am making the Prune Butter, but one of the Ladis from the Temple is doing the actual making of the Hammantaschen ...
Looks like it is going to be a marvelous weekend !!!
PA4 - There is always room underneath my porch for you. Just give me a heads up so I can clear out the racoons. HU3
Meanwhile and far away on the brighter side.......'cos there is always a brighter side unless you forget that there is and at times that's easy to do..... I just got back from the local meat market/deli and you have to appreciate a place where there are two giant-sized butchers with hands large and strong enough to render a rhino......... working behind the counter while singing Frankie Vali and the Four Seasons, falsetto and all..... rendition of 'Walk Like a Man'. It was a sight and sound to behold...........
PLake: okay about the racoons, but leave the squirrels, please. They are our friends. They get scared too, being so low to the ground and all. A little bitty wiggle of the earth must feel like The Big One to little critters with very short legs. I'll bring peanuts.
Miss Blue:
Why do you say so many more? I guess I don't know what you're using, or reading, or looking at?
oh my though.
Ladies & Gentlemen, All Friends in The Village .......
We are shutting down very early today, for the coming Sabbath, and to get ready to enjoy a Second Sabbath that begins as the Weekly Sabbath ends, at Sundown tomorrow nite .. It is the Feast of Purim ... the one day a year that Ha'Shem tells us to get drunk and Party Down !!! Somewhere in the midst of all the revelry, we find time to read half The Megillah on the First Day, and the second half on the Second Day ... and polish it all off with a Havdalah at Sundown on the Second Day ... Because we segue from one Sabbath to another, there is no Havdalah at the end of the weekly Sabbath ... It doesn't always occur this way, only when the dates coincide the way they have this year ... Purim is a lot of Fun, especially if one's Neighbors are not fond of Graggers .......
This is also one of those days where everybody gains weight ... but, what the hell .......
I Wish You All a Fabulously Fun Weekend ... Be Safe, Be Well, and May No Unpleasantries Occur For Any of You ... If you get bored, come with us, ... You can then say that you can Party in three different Languages at the same time !!!
To The Tribe: GOOD SHABBOS !!! and PURIM SAMEACH !!!!!!!
Enjoy the Feast and the Wine, and Rest up tonite and tomorrow and get ready for the merriment !!!
I Wish You a Sabbath of Peace, a Sabbath of Joy, and a Sabbath of Rest ...
Blessings Be Pour'd Out Upon You All .......
IVAN
Thanks, Ivan, for your blessings. Have a great celebration. X X X
Hassle - the best explanation I can conjur up for this conundrum is that at some time, the pope must have given the Italians papal dispensation during lent to classify eggs as pre- chicken instead of being classified as the meat kind of chicken, thus making the consumption of pepper-n-egg sandwiches allowable on the no meat on Friday rules of Lent.....
That's the best I can come up with...... But it's probably just a case of enough folks bending the rules to eventually make it seem like it was that way all along.... What a plan they had......
This may just be a Chicago ritual.....but I do likes my pepper-n-eggs sammwitch!
PA4 ... No problem. I have to ask the squirrels permission to lodge under the porch 'cos around here.......they rule.
Thank you Ivan ....... Blessings and wishes of lots a health and happiness to you.
PeterLake~ My Dad was, along his career path of soldier, tea planter, printer and priest, in his priest mode he was sharing a railway carriage with two nuns. It was Friday, a long journey and no fish on the restaurant car menu. The nuns, being unaware that my Dad was not of the Catholic persuasion, asked him "Father, What shall we do?" Dad told them to order whatever they fancied and he would bestow a fishy blessing upon it.
I think I'm done with this Peterman...thought I would love the Eye like I loved the catalogue, but ultimately an everyday feed just feels like too much verbiage, verbosity, etc. Cheers and good luck to all...it's just not for me and I have unsubscribed, so off I go...
First - Great sympathy for the devastated families in Japan. The scenes we are seeing are just mind-numbing.Let's all take a few moments to be silent and send mental strength to the people affected by this disaster.
Back on the topic - Hazel, you are right about the shells of oysters. They do look like a paw or toenail. They are also crushed and used for building material in places where oysters are plentiful. The crushed shell mortar is called "tabby" and a good place to see ancient structures of that material is the oldest city in America, St. Augustine, FL. Also, "oysters Rockefeller is served on the shells, but the oysters are cooked and spinach spread over the critters. (Several recipes above.) Tabby buildings in the low country...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabby_(cement)
[Also,Re: the recipes above, Canadian soup, the oysters will not be cooked very well by that recipe....I cook them in the butter first, then add the milk...if you want to be sure the oysters have thorough cooking.]
Jalopkin - May you and yours have a fine Purim celebration this weekend! Good food and wine is an invitation to "too much of a good thing."
Thank you for your blessings on us every Friday, too.
It is due to freeze here tonight, but get up to 68 Saturday, so may be encouraging me to walk the stadium of the Rome, GA Braves for the area "Giant Yardsale." Not that I need anything of that, but you know it is always fun to see what is at a huge yardsale. You will say more than once, "My grandmother had one of those!"
Hazel****Your take after your dad, don't you?
@Carol~ Yes and proud of it.
Thanks for the Blessing, Ivan. I've been refreshing my meager recall of the Feast of Purim and the brave lady who saved her nation.
Good for you, Haze!! I'm about to go watch basketball (tournament season), so I'll wish you Nos da! and pleasant dreams. May your sleep relax and refresh and be free of nightmarish and otherwise scary dreams! And may you wake on the morrow with a smile in your heart, if not on your face.
Miss Blue and Ivan -- oy vey! But I do like your thinking ;)
Hazel--Never in my life; until just now!! (rhino toenails).
Ivan & the rest of your tribe ....Chag Purim Sameach (hope I got that right)
Tommy T - I must be the opposite of you. I must live near waters....at least have a view of it. But I like travelling to mountain areas.. In fact have a few National Geographic cooffee books of mountains or people/culture who live in these areas.
Is anyone from the village in any danger from tsunamis? We are still getting flooding in Northern Queensland - 5 towns are now cut off
Stay safe everyone, these are dreadful times
Spring--Thanks for the updates and glad that you are safe once again. Loved your oyster farm pix. And people laugh when they hear that I live in "tornado country"! There is more warning for those kinds of storms than earthquakes and tsunamis......
Stoney~ Re: you 2:25 post, I do get your meaning. As Snagglepuss would say "Heavens to Murgatroyd!!!"
bkuhl ~
Bye
LeeLaF~ You will never look an an oyster the same way again - sorry!
Duvet time over here, Nos Da everyboby.
Greetings : I live on a small Island off the coast of NC. Oysters are a basic staple and way of life. Steamed, raw, fried, broiled, whatever. Everyday..
Oysters. It's life here. Nothing better.
Hassle - I can see where you inhereted a big bunch of your intestingness and free spirit. Nos da.
Capt. - By the Ghost of Blackbeard, you lucky salty dog. Surfed there. Noshed there. Quaffed there. Love those turtles.
Arrughh matey. Nothing better. (maybe baseball )
bkuhl -- do drop in from time to time -- we're fun dammit!
we are indeed, Andy, we are......
turtles play baseball?
Hazel - I like your dad's attitude that allowed the nuns to have dinner when no fish were available! That's the spirit!
I can relate to that spirit because my second husband was a clergyman of a rather alcohol-shunning denomination, but he liked his beer, wine, and an occasional- every weekend - bourbon. Having the duty of going out to lunch with 3 of the high muckity mucks of the regional church, he ordered a beer while they ordered iced tea, and when the checks came, the senior administrator announced rather judgmentally, "I'll pick up all the checks....EXCEPT THE BEER." And he prepared to pay, thinking he had won the point on his disapproval, but my husband quickly grabbed the checks, telling the server and guests, "Oh, no, you are my guests in town, and I'll treat this lunch, INCLUDING THE BEER." Which he did....story that got around the Southern Baptist convention for years.
Going off to sleep and hug my pillow with much gratitude in my heart for a safe home and a life that is not near the ravages of earthquakes, volcanoes, mud slides, wild fires, floods, or tsunamis. (We do get tornado watches and warnings occasionally here on our high hill, but have been fortunate so far.) Grateful for a warm home, safety, and all the blessings I have. So very sad for those dealing with the floods, fires, and results of the earthquake in Japan. Let's all pray the nuclean reactors hold.
Had my old man been on the train with the nuns, he would have wasted no time in enlightening them as to the suspension of chastity while in motion doctrine.
Blonde nuns?!?
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