On Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:50:06 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > Oysters are oysters and mussels are mussels. I like both, and it's
> > a mistake to think of one as a substitute for the other.
> I didn't compare mussels to oysters.
> I said that mussels taste similar to clams.
> No more mussels for me, I'll buy clams.

My bad. My fingers got ahead of my brain, which never did
catch up.

> >> You said, "Oysters are fine as they are. Any tampering is a shame."
> >> That's just not true. It's a very limited view.
> >
> > De gustibus. Your taste isn't the same as everyone else's.
> >
> > Your views can be very limited, too. Do you even eat raw oysters?
> I've always lived in fresh seafood area. I've had live oyster raw.
> Didn't impress me. Steamed just until opened (and a bit firmer) is better.

Not better. More to your taste.

> Also had raw with a topping, like hot sauce.
>
> Regardless, oysters are filter feeders. Any pollution in the area is
> much more concentrated in an oyster. Many people have gotten sick and
> even died eating bad fresh oysters. You need to know where they came from.

No argument there.

> Rather than raw, I do like them steamed just until they open. The meat
> is a bit firmer.
>
> And fried oysters is my favorite. Plain oyster taste...the batter
> doesn't add any extra taste, just a better texture.

The batter might not, but the fat definitely does.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:51:11 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Master Bruce wrote:
>> If you want to put melted cheese or bacon on things, don't do it to
>> oysters. Do it to a piece of bread or something. There's nothing to
>> gain by tampering with perfection.
>
>Look beyond your imagination, Bruce. Plain is good but so are many
>variations.

The variations will dominate the oyster. Before you know it, the thing
under your added variations could be anything. A piece of fish, a
mussel, anything. Not that it's bad, but the oyster's better.

In article >,
writes:
>Can't you do that with mussels? Oysters are fine as they are. Any
>tampering is a shame.

Indeed; muscles are far superior to oysters in flavor, texture and culinary
variety.


Orlando Enrique Fiol
Charlotte, North Carolina
Professional Pianist/Keyboardist, Percussionist and Pedagogue
Ph.D. in Music theory
University of Pennsylvania: November, 2018

On 1/3/2021 12:20 PM, Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
> In article >,
> writes:
>> Can't you do that with mussels? Oysters are fine as they are. Any
>> tampering is a shame.
>
> Indeed; muscles are far superior to oysters in flavor, texture and culinary
> variety.
>
What's worse than eating 11 oysters off your mothers private parts?

Realizing you only put 10 in.

On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 12:20:00 -0500, Orlando Enrique Fiol
> wrote:

>In article >,
>writes:
>>Can't you do that with mussels? Oysters are fine as they are. Any
>>tampering is a shame.
>
>Indeed; muscles are far superior to oysters in flavor, texture and culinary
>variety.

Damn, I've had that wrong all my life. Thanks for setting me straight!

On 1/3/2021 9:59 AM, Master Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 12:20:00 -0500, Orlando Enrique Fiol
> > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> writes:
>>> Can't you do that with mussels? Oysters are fine as they are. Any
>>> tampering is a shame.
>>
>> Indeed; muscles are far superior to oysters in flavor, texture and culinary
>> variety.
>
> Damn, I've had that wrong all my life. Thanks for setting me straight!
>


I think he is talking beef muscles, not sure.