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Tuesday, July 16. 2024

Oyster Pie?

The oysters, from Virginia down to Texas, are the same species as our Northeastern ones but the southern ones grow faster and larger.


As a result (some readers might object), southern oysters are less delectable raw. I've had them broiled over coals with hot sauce (ok, not great) and fried (excellent - but most seafood fried is good). For me, a Po' Boy sammich is as good as a Soft-shelled Crab sammich.


Somebody told me that the best treat they had ever had was an Oyster Pie on the Virginia shore. He told me that the bottom of the pie was lined with a layer of Virginia Ham.



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Strange personal fact: I can't eat oysters, too much like swallowing gobs of phlegm. And yet, I like steamed mussels with hot sauce (but they are chewy). I can eat almost anything. But not oysters.
#1 RebeccaH on 2024-07-16 14:09 (Reply)
Never had it but it sounds better with the Va ham you speak of above than the bacon in the recipe.
I find Oyster stew to be a good place for those larger oysters.
Butter, milk, oysters(& liqueur) s&p to taste. OTC crackers busted up and tossed in….Yummmmmmmmmmmmy.
#2 CivilServant on 2024-07-16 14:11 (Reply)
Oyster Bar, Grand Central Terminal, NYC.

Weekdays only, alas.
#2.1 Bird Dog on 2024-07-16 14:30 (Reply)
I don't eat raw oysters anymore. Instead, I try to get charbroiled oysters at the Acme Oyster Bar in New Orleans when I'm down there. They are amazing! But when you combine oysters, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and garlic how can you go wrong?

Oyster po'boys in New Orleans are to die for also but pretty much any po'boy and any sea food (and most everything else) in New Orleans is in the same category
#3 mudbug on 2024-07-16 15:18 (Reply)
Ah, New Orleans, where I was introduced to raw oysters topped with caviar. And oyster gumbo, and...
#3.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2024-07-16 17:03 (Reply)
Oysters Beinville at Anthonies in Ocean Springs MS . I too no longer eat raw oysters , but when I did ,the Louisiana oysters were always best, lots of fat . I think it was all the oil leaking from the rigs that made them fat. True story, Indian casino in central MS. They flew in Main Oysters ,myself two buds had 3 dozen on the half shell. Really enjoyed them . Next evening in Biloxi MS . Had 4 dozen Louisiana oysters. Way more better than Main oysters. You should try them .
#4 Keith on 2024-07-16 22:15 (Reply)
Louisiana oysters in Louisiana were my introduction to O's. Ain't found none better.
#5 RL on 2024-07-17 00:04 (Reply)
A dozen Sydney Rock Oysters at the Sydney Fish Markets. Or anywhere on our (Australian) East Coast. Worth the airfare.
#6 Platypus Rex on 2024-07-17 05:02 (Reply)

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