Carbonara...

[pictonguy]

@taxlady
Pickled herring, no. Dad used to eat that - I had to leave the room.

Gravlax, depends. I never knew there was a difference between that and smoked salmon. It is the texture that is different and that squishy feel of raw salmon either gravlax, cold smoked, hot smoked - if it passes my eye inspection, I'll test in my mouth, but it if doesn't pass there, out it comes to pass no further!

Maybe try some aquavit on the oysters! LOL, but if the oyster, when opened, doesn't have any of its own natural juice around it - pass, quickly!

Didn't realize you were such a picky eater.

 

[dragnlaw]

Out of practice? You have to have done it to be out of practice. I have never shucked an oyster, but I do have a screwdriver or two.

When you get oysters in singles, does it say where they are from? Do they say how they were harvested?

If you've never done it, then I don't really recommend you use a screwdriver. Buy a couple of extra oysters and find a neighbour who has done it and they get a treat for doing it.

Didn't realize you were such a picky eater.

yup, I eat a lot of things but not everything!

All the mussels and oysters I get are Canadian. Mussels in bags come with the dates of harvest, best by. As to the single oysters because I don'nt get them by the box - I don't know. I suppose I could research but for the few times I purchase, not worth it to me.

LOL taxy, I'll let you do the research, ok?

Edit: I actually keep the tag from the mussels for maybe 4 or 5 days just 'til I'm sure I'm still alive.

 

[FrankZ]

Edit: I actually keep the tag from the mussels for maybe 4 or 5 days just 'til I'm sure I'm still alive.

Make sure you keep it on you in case yer not alive so they can tell what did ya in.

 

[dragnlaw]

Nah. If I'm not alive I don't care if they don't know.

 

[dcSaute]

in USA mussels, clams and oysters are subject to same requirements.
the selling establishment must retain the tags showing date/place of harvest/etc.
so if the people behind the counter can't tell you where the oyster came from, don't trust anything else they say....

 

[onedaychef]

We have the the same requirement in England for entering large game e.g. deer and boar, into the food chain.

 

[taxlady]

If you've never done it, then I don't really recommend you use a screwdriver. Buy a couple of extra oysters and find a neighbour who has done it and they get a treat for doing it.

You seem to be under the impression that I have a desire to eat some raw oysters. No, I wrote that I would be willing to try them with vodka. I dislike the texture of raw oysters. Maybe the vodka will firm them up. I wasn't impressed with the flavour of the raw oysters, so I really don't feel like I'm missing out. But, if someone were to offer me a raw oyster with vodka, I would be happy to give it a try.

 

[taxlady]

LOL taxy, I'll let you do the research, ok?

So, you didn't pay attention when you bought the singletons, eh?

 

[taxlady]

We normally sell anywhere from 500 to 1000 oysters a week during our peak season, which is now. Anyway, there are strict regulations regarding selling oysters in Canada.

in Canada, oysters delivered to restaurants must come with shellfish harvest tags that detail:

• Date of harvest
• harvest location
• Type of shellfish
• Processor and distributor information.

These tags are part of the strict "traceability and food safety regulations" (SFCR)
and we're required to keep the original tag with the product we're selling and we also need to keep these tags for 90 days.

This system ensures that if there's a foodborne illness or contamination issue, health authorities can quickly trace the oysters back to their source and take action.

We've never had an issue, but then again we take oysters seriously and the discard rate is about 10% and this just reminds us that nature isn't always trying to feed us, sometimes it's trying to kill us, lol.

I'd be willing to try those oysters. I want to know provenance for stuff like sustainability and ecological impact.

 

[onedaychef]

You seem to be under the impression that I have a desire to eat some raw oysters. No, I wrote that I would be willing to try them with vodka. I dislike the texture of raw oysters. Maybe the vodka will firm them up. I wasn't impressed with the flavour of the raw oysters, so I really don't feel like I'm missing out. But, if someone were to offer me a raw oyster with vodka, I would be happy to give it a try.

I can confirm vodka does indeed firm up the oysters, pretty instantaneously too!

 

[dragnlaw]

So, you didn't pay attention when you bought the singletons, eh?

As I said, I know that all the oysters I've gotten have been Canadian.
LOL, and yeah, I looked it up, and not that I doubted pictonguy's word, I didn't know how they did it. But it is the same as the mussels. All vendors, as in grocers, etc. must supply the info.
As I didn't buy bags of, or, as in how I generally see them, in boxes. That info was not on them. But I will investigate when next I go.

Yes, I understood oysters were 'not your thing' but you were willing to try if presented. My suggestion was merely if you changed your mind.

 

[onedaychef]

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[Rocklobster]

Carbonara is my favorite pasta dish. Hands down.