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Tried Oysters for the first time this weekend

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    Tried Oysters for the first time this weekend

    And won't be trying them again! Bleeeurgh, just as I imagined them, phlegm with gritty bits in.

    #2
    Do you know why they are an aphrodisiac?
    My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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      #3
      Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
      Do you know why they are an aphrodisiac?
      I hate to imagine why, go on then.

      (They certainly didn't get me frisky though, although the pleasant bottle of red i consumed did).

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        #4
        Originally posted by Durbs View Post
        I hate to imagine why, go on then.

        (They certainly didn't get me frisky though, although the pleasant bottle of red i consumed did).
        You drank red wine with oysters?
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #5
          Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
          You drank red wine with oysters?
          Is that a no-no? It took the taste away ok.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Durbs View Post
            Is that a no-no? It took the taste away ok.
            Not a good idea at all. Red wine and seafood don't mix.

            Try Muscadet, or even better; chilled sake. Drip a little tabasco or wasabe sauce on the oysters, plus a squeeze of lemon, some black pepper and perhaps a little japanese seaweed.

            It's still an acquired taste though, but once you acquire the taste, you don't lose it. A bit like booze.
            And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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              #7
              Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
              Not a good idea at all. Red wine and seafood don't mix.

              Try Muscadet, or even better; chilled sake. Drip a little tabasco or wasabe sauce on the oysters, plus a squeeze of lemon, some black pepper and perhaps a little japanese seaweed.

              It's still an acquired taste though, but once you acquire the taste, you don't lose it. A bit like booze.
              Once you have a bad oyster your stomach will remember for years.

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                #8
                Originally posted by SupremeSpod View Post
                Once you have a bad oyster your stomach will remember for years.
                My flat mates a few years ago had a dozen each on valentines night, 2 days later and she could not get up off the floor in the puddle of her own vomit. He was not much better.

                Used to take the boat up to Oban and have the oysters on ice delivered to the boat, bottle of good champagne, tourists looking down on you from the harbour like permies look on contractors.

                Best I have ever had was Loch Fyne.

                Red wine and oysters!!!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by minestrone View Post
                  Used to take the boat up to Oban and have the oysters on ice delivered to the boat, bottle of good champagne, tourists looking down on you from the harbour like permies look on contractors.

                  Best I have ever had was Loch Fyne.
                  !
                  Yep, that's the best way; as fresh as they can be. Zeeland oysters are excellent too.
                  And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                    #10
                    My dad used to be given bucket loads of them by local fisherman,he'd come home from work and it would be oysters for tea.

                    Only bad oysters and I had and messed me up for days were at restaurants.

                    After that I stuck to getting them directly from source.
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