Our lobster dinner that was delivered Friday not only contained live lobster . .
Lobster
but it also included oysters and scallops. We didn’t serve the oysters and scallops on Friday night so yesterday, Vince had to shuck the oysters. He had never done it before. I have an oyster knife somewhere. It’s one of those things I haven’t used in 20 years and come across it every now and then but, of course, couldn’t find it.
Shucking Oysters
He did great. He said “Either these are really easy to shuck or I’m darned good!” These were smaller and the shells didn’t seem as thick as the oysters we used to get in Florida and Louisiana.
Shucking Oysters
I had planned to fry some and use some to make Oysters Bienville and Rockefeller but as soon as Vince finished shucking them, he said . . let’s eat them raw . . so we did. We had 2 dozen and ate about a dozen so I’ll make Bienville or Rockefeller today but not both.
Oysters
Vince said he liked the oysters better than the lobster. I’m not feeling that but I did like the oysters almost as much as I like the lobster.
treadlemusic says
Sounds totally wonderful!!! I know that the oysters we had at Fosters (in York,ME) we not hard to get into. Maybe it’s the variety that comes from that area??? Looking forward to some great seafood this winter in south TX/So. Padre. Thanks so much for posting your experience with this company for all us “land-locked” seafood lovers!!!!!
Kathy C says
I spent summers on Cape Cod and New England oyster have such a different taste than the southern gulf iysters. I think it’s the cold Atlantic water. So glad you enjoyed them, and the lobsters look SO good.
Sherrill Pecere says
My dad LOVED oyster stew so my mom made it from time to time (only when it’s good to buy oysters–month with an R or something?). I liked the soup part but did NOT like the oysters (yuck, slimy) so my dad always enjoyed taking my part of the oysters. HA
Anne says
Lobster is wonderful food! But aside from that, Vince is looking really great, you can tell he’s lost weight!
Angie Kiker says
I love fried Oysters! Lobsters—I can take or leave, love a good Crab Louie though. My goodness, I haven’t seen a photo of Vince in awhile. He has lost a lot of weight and looks GREAT!