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Post by cigalechanta on Aug 28, 2010 0:06:02 GMT
Oysters first, went to Belon to taste them in their home.
Cheerystones next choice.,
Mussels third.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2010 20:12:00 GMT
Slightly off topic, but I read that as of this year, more than 50% of the sea animals eaten are farmed rather than wild. Probably an important milestone to remember.
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Post by gertie on Aug 29, 2010 4:23:47 GMT
Favorite - Seafood.
Least Favorite - poorly done seafood, not properly fresh seafood
most often eaten - probably shrimp
I know not quite what you meant but I just love seafood. When fresh and properly prepared, I never met a seafood I didn't like. Shrimp, crab, lobster, squid, octopus, tuna, bring it on! I don't think I could pick a favorite, as my favorite is always whatever I last had well prepared.
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Post by tod2 on Sept 19, 2020 9:22:25 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 19, 2020 10:32:21 GMT
Looks pretty good! I don't have to ask if the price is reasonable since you do live after all in South Africa....  |
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Post by lagatta on Sept 24, 2020 1:47:30 GMT
Those big prawns look delicious. Snow crab in season (good here) are about the only crab we get.
I love the tiny Nordic shrimp we get from the far east of Québec. But they are so small that they have to be used in salad or as part of a pasta sauce.
Have any of you made clam or other seafood chowder? We see a lot of frozen clams from Asia, but I'm afraid they'd be rubbery.
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Post by casimira on Sept 24, 2020 14:06:44 GMT
Despite all the fresh seafood we have here, all reasonably priced, I have to say that the one shellfish I really, really miss is clams. Clams of any kind. Be it cherrystone (hardshell), eaten raw, soft shell or "little necks", steamed, razor, also eaten steamed, or the larger hard shell chowder variety.
I miss clam chowder so badly.
This time of year we would generally be in NY out on Long Island and would dine on clam chowder every chance we got. We had a favorite seafood shop that prepared both kinds. (my mother's version of Manhattan clam chowder, a tomato based chowder, perfectly seasoned, was the best).
The New England version of clam chowder is cream based and if done properly is also divine.
It's the broth from the clams that makes it so good. I could drink a cup of hot clam chowder broth every day given the opportunity.
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Post by lugg on Sept 24, 2020 18:46:09 GMT
I have some razor clams in the freezer that I need to use - I am not sure what to do with them and I am slightly afraid I will be disappointed with them. Casi ... I have eaten clam chowder only once ... in NE when we were staying on Cape Cod and I agree it is divine. I could drink a cup of hot clam chowder broth every day given the opportunity. I have often been disappointed by lobster but a few days ago I had a half lobster fresh from the sea in Cardigan Bay ( West Wales) - I now understand why people rave about it. |
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Post by tod2 on Sept 25, 2020 6:39:35 GMT
Looks pretty good! I don't have to ask if the price is reasonable since you do live after all in South Africa.. I asked my sister "How much"? I was shocked to hear the delivery charge of R500 (25.27euros). was more than the value of the fish - R450 ( 22.75Euros)! |
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 25, 2020 10:02:03 GMT
The delivery charge would probably kill the deal for me.
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Post by lagatta on Sept 29, 2020 17:24:29 GMT
I don't usually like tinned soup, but the "Bar Harbor New England Clam Chowder" had good reviews and was on promo at one of my favourite groceries. We'll see. If it is too salty I'll just add a bit more potato. Of course, when I can see friends, I can buy some fresh clams and make a real version, though ours' would be "New France". People in eastern Québec and Acadia (north!) make lovely seafood. We have a nice seafood shop at the market that is mostly stuff trucked in from Gaspésie. It gets here overnight - probably a family team sleeping in shifts.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 29, 2020 17:29:10 GMT
I bought a bag of frozen sea snails (no shell) at the Chinese supermarket, but I have no idea what to do with them yet. I'll check the internet but my first two ideas are either a thick creamy soup or maybe something sautéed with pasta.
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Post by lagatta on Sept 29, 2020 17:45:30 GMT
I've never eaten those. Looking forward to how you processed them.
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