lainie > wrote in news:fb9b4ea8-eaaa-4e27-b13b-
:

> Apparantly it's oyster season on the East Coast of Canada. My local
> supermarket are advertising them for 99 cents each. I've no idea
> whether that's a good price or not.


That's a fair price.... so long as they are *fresh*.


> But I was intrigued as to how
> many different varieties I can choose from - five listed in the flyer,
> all with the exception of Blue Point from N.Y., came from the
> Maritimes.
> Words to describe each variety ranged from "small & round"; " fresh,
> clean, salty with a sweet aftertaste"; " "meatier & free-of-sand";
> "melt-in-your-mouth, delicate texture" and "meaty yet salty interior
> and and smooth creamy texture". Now how confusing is all that!!.


Not at all!!

Each variety of oyster has a different flavour. They are like wine,
depending on where they are grown is what they taste like.

Get yourself a mixed variety and see the difference in flavours.


> What the heck, I'm going to buy some and make hot oysters au gratin
> from my Culina Mundi book.


IMHO, cooking an oyster destroys thew delicate flavours that you can taste
when you eat it raw.

But..... it all comes down to personal preferences. A lot of people can't
eat them raw, and will only ever have them cooked..... ala "Oysters
Kilpatrick", which (once again) IMHO, is an abomination.


> It gives step by step directions with
> beautiful pictures. Would five be enough for one person? I'll
> probably make rice & salad to accompany. e.
>

Depending on what sort of appetite you have, and if you like them or
not.... 1/2 dozen would be a good starter, especially if you're having
salad with them.

Whenever I visit a certain part of Tassie (usually around my birthday), I
always get a dozen of the local oysters that have *just* been picked (you
can actually watch the guys go out, pick them, bring them back and put
them in containers for you!!) and have themn for breakfast....... raw :-)


http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/a...akfast%2023rd%
20August/


http://tinyurl.com/68phg8




--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania

The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.