voyager Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Loud and clear. Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 My father taught me to eat oysters when I was young, and he taught me to gulp them whole. This worked until I tried it with a large Pacific oyster that nearly choked me. They are best chewed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
small h Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Agreed. Swallowing them whole is for people who don't want to taste them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 6 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: My father taught me to eat oysters when I was young, and he taught me to gulp them whole. This worked until I tried it with a large Pacific oyster that nearly choked me. They are best chewed. What was his point in gulping them whole? Getting you over the initial texture or manliness or ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 I would need to research but it was accepted practice back in his day. He would have been copying others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 It's definitely an old school thing. I don't really know the logic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Is it possible that throughout history guys have actually disliked oysters while downing a dozen or so before a meal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, Wilfrid said: I would need to research but it was accepted practice back in his day. He would have been copying others. Wait I didn’t know this STILL wasn’t accepted practice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Might be. I just see lots of comments that you shouldn’t do it. But there was a time everyone did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 I guess it’s obvious why you shouldn’t. OK I’ma change my life. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 4 hours ago, voyager said: Is it possible that throughout history guys have actually disliked oysters while downing a dozen or so before a meal? Unlikely, they're pretty terrific. More likely it helped the bum bum ciao slurp and run business model. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 I'm excited to see that the market at 168th Street & Ft. Washington is reopening on June 6. This is an added impetus to actually leave my office during lunch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloviatrix Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 There were NO Ramps at the market today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneakeater Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 Well it IS the end of May. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 I picked up ramps at Union Square today, but they were trimmed down to the bulbs because the leaves are giving up. Might try freezing some. Fiddleheads were there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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