[BigMackCam]

Look at it this way, they probably got a good deal on a 40 foot box of raw oysters.

The City restaurant we dined at was a good and reputable place. I'd be surprised if they risked their reputation on a cheap box of oysters... It's possible, of course - but unlikely, I'd say.

I never liked oysters much but I do like other shellfish. Fortunately I have not had a problem. Taiwan is a good place to eat them. Everyone likes them and they are so knowledgable about how to recognise good and fresh that restaurants would not get away with selling dodgy. They usually ship fish and sell in the market still alive, even if a bit comatose because it has been in a crowded and chilly foam box from boat to market. Saves the customer from one cause of illness. The other is polluted waters.

My favourite oyster vendor in London was Wright Brothers beside Borough Market (five minutes from where I lived), and that's where I typically lunched. They're primarily a wholesale supplier to good restaurants, but their bar is cosy and welcoming, and serves great good and drink. Their oysters are (were, at least - I haven't been there in four-and-a-half years) as fresh as you could wish for, and unfailingly excellent. I used to grab one of the bar stools and sit at an old wine barrel to eat my lunch and drink my cider or wine, whilst watching the hustle and bustle of Borough Market. Heaven...

[Parallax]

Did you wear a flower in your hair?

San Francisco ? Original ? Scott McKenzie ? 1967 - YouTube

No, I was a total anti-hippie.
Now, oddly, 60s is my absolute favorite music genre.

[BigMackCam]

You guys need to try ama ebi.



Start with two large scampi. De-vein, separate the heads from the tails. Dip the heads in panko breading and deep fry. Prepare the tails raw on rice with a smear of wasabi between the rice and prawn tail. Sprinkle with lime juice and ponzu, garnish with thinly sliced scallions and tobiko, and place a lime or lemon slice between the two. Serve with the freshly fried heads.

Have hot sake or nigori sake on the side.

Enjoy.

Go ahead, you can hack it. The heads taste like french fries. Crunchy.

The tails are awesome, a light, delicate prawn flavor, enhanced by the wasabi, scallions, tobiko, lime, ponzu and lemon.

And the sake pairs very well with it.

Looks delicious. BUT... Whilst I consider myself very open-minded about culinary experiences, I just can't stomach the idea of eating a shrimp's head (or the head of anything similar to it). Scaly, bony, tough... Yuck...

I'm good with the raw tails, though. When visiting my US teams, some of the managers and I used to go for dinner at MarkJoseph's in Water Street, NYC. As a group starter, we used to order one or more seafood platters, and that typically included raw langoustine. Very mild in flavour, but completely identifiable and with a wonderful taste of the sea. Served on crushed ice, too, so the temperature was perfect on a warm NYC Summer evening

[CharLac]

No, I was a total anti-hippie.
Now, oddly, 60s is my absolute favorite music genre.

This is going through my headphones right now....so good

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[Racer X 69]

This is going through my headphones right now....so good

Collective Soul - Heavy With Lyrics - YouTube

Awesome Charlie.

I have the album that is from, Dosage and also Blender.

Both have some great guitar and drum work on them. I like when songs end instead of fade out. I really like the way they ended this one.

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This one is pretty good too.

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You Tube

[robtcorl]

Man does this thread ever need some GOOD music!

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[Parallax]

Yes it does.

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[Racer X 69]

Music?

A musical genius.

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And earlier in his career.

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[MarkJerling]

My late mother in law developed anosmia, so food didn't have much taste to her.
She also had total hearing loss in one ear, like me, but hers was left, mine is right, so at the dining table I always sat to her right.

Sounds like you should have swapped chairs.

[tim60]

Me too.

But without the fins and scales.

They are not palatable, too hard to chew, and don't digest well.

I said "fish with fins and scales" referring to a kind of fish, and the grammar would have been different, with the bit about "prepared in sashimi" coming before the "fins and scales" if the sashimi was to include the finds and the scales.

[robtcorl]

Sounds like you should have swapped chairs.

Nah, my MIL was like a second mom to me.
About this time of year she would be making me a strawberry/rhubarb pie, it was totally on par with my mom's pies, meaning wonderful.

[tim60]

Why stupid? At least they would be fresher than anything you can buy in the store. And as long as they don't smell bad, they'd be good to eat!

You make the common false assumption that produce bought near the grower/supplier base will be cheaper and fresher than in the big city far away. No. They ship to the market in the big city and a little gets bought by the local shop, who then ship it back - adding both time and cost and losing freshness. The tyranny of the contracting systems run by big businesses.

[CharLac]

Awesome Charlie.

I have the album that is from, Dosage and also Blender.

Both have some great guitar and drum work on them. I like when songs end instead of fade out. I really like the way they ended this one.

Skin - YouTube


This one is pretty good too.

You Speak My Language - YouTube

Man does this thread ever need some GOOD music!

Jerry Lee Lewis "Rock 'n' Roll" (featuring Jimmy Page on guitar) - YouTube

Yes it does.
The Doors - Riders On The Storm - YouTube

Music?

A musical genius.

Frank Zappa appearing on the Mike Douglas Show (28. October1976) - YouTube


And earlier in his career.

Frank Zappa teaches Steve Allen to play The Bicycle (1963) - YouTube

All great stuff!!

[tim60]

, and serves great good and

Did you mean they serve the great and good?

[BigMackCam]

Did you mean they serve the great and good?

I meant great food... They can't be too fussy about their customers, as we were there