Orik Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 And of course some things are kept alive and others in the (not particularly refrigerated) brine bath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Fresh seafood used to be sold from street carts. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve R. Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 And of course some things are kept alive.... Not so much the whales (and probably not the cows either), but I was going to write that I remember when Chinese restaurants werent the only places with live seafood swimming around in tanks. Not to mention the live poultry kept in many back sheds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AaronS Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 bouley had live rabbits in 2007. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 That's why he needed all those apples! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Did not know that (the rabbits). Pure sentiment, but I could not pick a live rabbit for my dinner. Fresh killed chicken is really good, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I assume you all buy your oysters, clams, lobster alive and from tanks/pounds. Here, crayfish and frogs alive also. Farmers markets used to sell live poultry including rabbits; not sure that's still done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AaronS Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 there’s quite a few live poultry places left in brooklyn, the one that’s closest to me smells so bad that eating something that came from that building is inconceivable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 there’s quite a few live poultry places left in brooklyn, the one that’s closest to me smells so bad that eating something that came from that building is inconceivable. Are you near La Pera? That's where I'll sometimes buy a few birds. They don't smell that so bad once you get them home, but yeah, the place has all sorts of live fowl, and even goats/lamb sometimes, so it sorta smells like a barn/farm. Here's the thing - I don't think you really want to eat a freshly slaughtered bird; instructions from La Pera include soaking the bird for a couple of hours in cold salted water, and not cooking it until the following day - the damn thing is stiff as a board before it relaxes out of rigor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joethefoodie Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 double posted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AaronS Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 no, the one I’m talking about is on columbia street just down the street from where pok pok was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 The birds most often cooked here just land on my terrace. "...forgive them Lord, they know not what they do..." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 When I was growing up, every supermarket had a Carp tank where you would get a live fish for gefilte, which traditionally was made with fish that had never been chilled. Meeker grandmas would have the fishmonger kill the fish with a blow to the head, but mine would do this herself at home, often with comical results. A few years ago, the fish farming monopoly decided to shut down its live shipping system and gefilte fish will neve be the same again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve R. Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 When I was growing up, every supermarket had a Carp tank where you would get a live fish for gefilte, which traditionally was made with fish that had never been chilled. Meeker grandmas would have the fishmonger kill the fish with a blow to the head, but mine would do this herself at home, often with comical results. A few years ago, the fish farming monopoly decided to shut down its live shipping system and gefilte fish will neve be the same again. Growing up in Bklyn, where supermarkets did their thing away from public view, I was shocked when I went shopping with friends at a Tel Aviv supermarket (1972) & they clubbed a live fish in front of us. I will never be the same again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Most Asian markets in the city still "club" today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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