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Post by fumobici on Oct 7, 2009 15:43:17 GMT
Frankly that looks like heaven!
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 7, 2009 16:10:29 GMT
*jostles HW aside to get at the gorgeous goodies*
That is beyond divine!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 16:28:16 GMT
I really need to get back to Vietnam as soon as possible, and screw those people who say things like "haven't you already been there three times?"
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 8, 2009 7:44:18 GMT
Yeah, screw them. I like going back every time.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 8, 2009 16:10:48 GMT
People say that?!
Don't know why I'm surprised, though. I've watched people "do" places with a mental clipboard. You can practically see them checking off sites: "been there" "did that", etc. And they don't seem to be grabbed by any of it. You have to wonder ~~ why they don't just stay home where it's comfortable and you can drink the water and just look at a nice picture book of the foreign locale?
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Post by rikita on Oct 22, 2009 16:09:10 GMT
i haven't eaten oysters ever, nor very much types of shellfish etc., but i liked almost all the sea food i tried so far, so i'd like to try oysters too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2009 19:14:05 GMT
Oysters are a leap of faith the first time.
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Post by rikita on Oct 24, 2009 19:07:32 GMT
so i heard... but that makes me very curious if i will want to try them or not.
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 26, 2009 4:35:01 GMT
You can try them fried in an omelet: Best way IMO would be raw though.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 26, 2009 15:20:07 GMT
Raw is absolutely the best.
Rikita, you know that first whiff you get of the salt air when you go to the beach -- the different freshness and excitement that you suddenly feel? That is how a raw oyster tastes!
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Post by rikita on Oct 26, 2009 18:15:14 GMT
i see... now i just need to find somewhere i can try them (at a price i can afford, which i suppose is the difficult part)...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2009 1:18:29 GMT
Between the pictures tilly posted today and this discussion,I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow.
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 27, 2009 8:19:29 GMT
What's the name of that chain of fish mongers/restaurants in Germany? Nordsee? They have fresh oysters every day. I used to get half a dozen there after work on my way home. Maybe they have something similar where you are?
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Post by rikita on Oct 27, 2009 17:01:18 GMT
hm according to google maps there is one at karl marx straße. that is not too far from me. though oysters aren't on their menu list on their web site, but i guess i will go there and check... thanks for the tip...
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Post by traveler63 on Oct 30, 2009 1:57:25 GMT
This is the seafood for two that we had as our first dinner in Paris. I have the name of the bistro, I just have to find the card. I will be posting a food journal from our trip later.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 30, 2009 4:33:57 GMT
What an interesting presentation!
Is that oysters, shrimp, and crab legs, T63?
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Post by traveler63 on Oct 30, 2009 15:03:04 GMT
Yes. As well as lobster, there were different mollusks buried down under. Also, there was the white ones, which I am not sure what they are. I think it is some sort of languestino. There were other tiny little shellfish, which you can't see that we used a small pick to get the meat out. There also was an additional plate which we didn't take a picture of. But there was double of everything, so, a dozen oysters, etc. They served a whole pile of bread, some of it was cooked, some not. It was amazing and we went through 2 carafes of wine. Luckily we had a small walk back to the apartment, so we did walk off some of it.
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Post by rikita on Oct 30, 2009 15:17:22 GMT
looks so nice... mmm, i wish i could have seafood more often...
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Post by imec on Oct 30, 2009 15:26:58 GMT
A feast to be reckoned with T63 - I'd like to give that a go... Here's one that I had a year ago in Caesarea, Israel:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 15:47:46 GMT
T63's photo is more or less the traditional presentation of a seafood platter in France. There are different sizes for different needs.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2009 3:25:38 GMT
I need most ALL of that! Curious,here we use lemons to squeeze on the seafood,rarely limes. In both Imec's shot and yours K. I see limes.
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Post by imec on Oct 31, 2009 3:27:19 GMT
Maybe they're lemons from near the equator.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2009 3:30:22 GMT
;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2009 23:26:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2009 18:51:45 GMT
The oystermen at the market today said this will kill them.The new rule will apply through October, not even September as I had thought. Very bad news.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2009 18:55:56 GMT
I can imagine the appearance of oyster speakeasies.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2009 19:00:25 GMT
Doesn't the FDA have something else to fucking worry about other then a mere handful of people POSSIBLY taking ill? No one with a low immunity should be eating anything raw! Morons.
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Post by hwinpp on Nov 4, 2009 8:39:33 GMT
T63, what are those two roundish half- globes on your platter?
Imec's pic has got me started thinking about diner...
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Post by existentialcrisis on Nov 5, 2009 10:26:27 GMT
Okay that's it. When I return to Halifax over the holidays I will be trying oysters for the first time. Then I will return to Calgary and try... gulp... prairie oysters.
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Post by imec on Nov 5, 2009 12:57:28 GMT
Okay that's it. When I return to Halifax over the holidays I will be trying oysters for the first time. Then I will return to Calgary and try... gulp... prairie oysters. See if you can find some Raspberry Points - my favorites...
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