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post #61 of 68
3/3/08 at 4:12pm
I actually found a pearl in an oyster just a couple of weeks ago!



Should I have sent them back?
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post #62 of 68
3/3/08 at 4:40pm
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Originally Posted by tlaxa View Post
I love oysters, although I really don't like them raw. Too sticky and oily. I prefer them slightly steamed, no sauce.

There is a Chinese restaurant in Amsterdam that does these huge oysters, steamed with a bit of black bean sauce and topped with sliced chilis.

Freaking great. Eat the oyster, then pour the excess sauce over some steamed rice.

They used to think I was nuts for sitting down and just ordering plates of oysters with a couple of bowls of steamed rice

K
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post #63 of 68
3/4/08 at 3:01pm
I still can't bring myself to venture into the world of oysters..
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post #64 of 68
3/4/08 at 4:39pm
you don't know what you're missing!
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post #65 of 68
3/4/08 at 4:46pm
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Originally Posted by VKK3450 View Post
There is a Chinese restaurant in Amsterdam that does these huge oysters, steamed with a bit of black bean sauce and topped with sliced chilis.

Freaking great. Eat the oyster, then pour the excess sauce over some steamed rice.

They used to think I was nuts for sitting down and just ordering plates of oysters with a couple of bowls of steamed rice

K

This steam cooking with black bean sauce is very typical of the Chinese cuisine. Not just oysters, mussels, even fish can be cooked this way.

This past weekend I frequented the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station in NYC. Between my wife and me we had 3 dozen oysters of different varieties, almost all East Coast. I found that my favorite are the Northeast varieties, specifically varieties from Massachusetts.
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post #66 of 68
3/5/08 at 6:49pm
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Originally Posted by lee_44106 View Post
This steam cooking with black bean sauce is very typical of the Chinese cuisine. Not just oysters, mussels, even fish can be cooked this way.
+1 Clams in spicy black bean sauce with rice is delicious.
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post #67 of 68
3/5/08 at 11:36pm
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+1 Clams in spicy black bean sauce with rice is delicious.

It's ALL about the sauce.
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post #68 of 68
3/7/08 at 9:55am
Plain steamed oysters are also great. In fact, plain steamed seafood is great. You can actually taste the sea. (For better or worse)

As a bonus, when its steamed you get the oyster's "water" (I think its condensation flavoured by the oyster's shell...or something). That's great sauce in its own right.
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