For Oyster Lovers only!!!

[Teresa]

love your review SJ and plan to go get me some oysters... I wanna try 'em all!

 

[jodiFL]

I dont mind eating them in the summer either provided we havent had TONS of rain. Also I will sit at an oyster bar, drink a few beers, and wait until they bring out a new box then ask to see the tag if I havent been there or heard anything about the place.

 

[seacrestkristi]

Literally, an insane female; and though I do not mean to make light of her illness, consuming raw oysters in Mexico excluding exceptional circumstances is freaking NUTS.

It was not an illness. It was a death. She was a grown woman with children and 11 sisters from Yazoo City, Mississippi, who died a miserable death from bad oysters. I'm sure it wasn't from lack of sanity nor IQ. My gullfiend and her family are geenyuses like me. ;-) They were on a family vacation. :shock: I ate raw oysters in Cancun before I knew this. I think lotsa people probably do.

Why go back, they are coming to you:funn:
Confession here, I ate raw oysters in Mexico, but that was because I watched them being plucked from the Pacific in a very rural area about 2 hours south of Puerta Vallarta (no raw sewage). Also, the oysters never hit any poo-poo ice;they were removed from the cold, turbulent Pacific and then bopped open with a small hammer, then dunked in the ocean for good measure while in the shell. I have pics, and it was a once in a lifetime type deal, and this gringo survived. I also ate ceviche in a muy authentico bar in the closest town, which in retrospect wasn't too bright, but the fish was marinated in pepper and lime juices, and an Italian who moved to Mexico said it was safe to eat. Again, no problems
Oysters out of the Gulf of Mexico are an incredibly safe product and get an unwarranted bum rap for being dangerous. The fact is, most of the headline grabbing stories about people dying from oysters are cases involving people with smoldering hepatitis or immunodeficiency who had no business eating raw seafood in the first place. With that said, I would still be very selective about where I ate oysters anywhere more than an hour inland.

I don't hear anyone on this thread tryin' to give any oysters a bum rap. Just sharin' knowledge.I don't think my friend's aunt had anything 'smoldering' but if it was that would mean she didn't know she had it , right, so why would she have 'no business' eating them? Maybe, I'm just unclear where you're going with that. Where? I think most people who know they have those diseases have been told not to eat shellfish by their physician, hopefully. I oysters. I was just tellin' why I prefer mine steamed, or maybe baked, like I can't wait to try, at this Gene's that SJ is braggin' on. He turned me/us on to Hunt's. Thanks SJ. Thanks also for sharin' your story about this happenin' to your mom's friend. My friend won't eat them at all since her aunt died. I heard it was a terrible way to die too. I admit I slip up and have ordered raw sometimes in the excitement of it all and then when I remember my friend's aunt I order the next dozen steamed. I'm glad I did too. I that butter sauce at Hunt's. Taste like 'whatsthishere' sauce is in it. ;-) Sumpin' 'bout those 'down home, nothin' fancy' places I just .

 

[Ocean breeze]

I am very particular about the establishments where I eat oysters, and have found that works better for me than using the calendar of R months. If you see me eating raw oysters somewhere, you better believe that I've heard ONLY great things about their Raw oysters and their handling practices. I am very selective. BTW, I am far from being invincible. I've had severe food poisoning about 5 times and the least amount of time it lasted for 4 days. Knock on wood, it has never been from eating raw oysters.

A safe practice, but I usually prefer both methods. With global warming, even the R-containing months bear watching! But when careful, as you are, happy eating!

I like raw oysters on a cracker, not with lemon juice as with fish, but Tabasco sauce. Yum, yum...

 

[30A Skunkape]

Kristi, I understand the woman died. All I am saying is that the lion's share of gringos going south of the border understand the state of raw food and drink in Mexico. I recall being a wee lad of about 6 years walking through the Merida airport and eyeballing a water fountain like it would spew hydrochloric acid if anyone dared press the button for a drink. At age 6! I don't remember if my parents warned me or if it was wisdom from Speedy Gonzales cartoons, but it was a simple concept.

I just hate it that the hard working oystermen who often operate on razor thin profit margins and risk ruin from hurricanes yearly have to have their tightly regulated product compared to what one might consume in Mexico. Thats all.

 

[peapod1980]

It was not an illness. It was a death. She was a grown woman with children and 11 sisters from Yazoo City, Mississippi, who died a miserable death from bad oysters. I'm sure it wasn't from lack of sanity nor IQ. My gullfiend and her family are geenyuses like me. ;-) They were on a family vacation. :shock: I ate raw oysters in Cancun before I knew this. I think lotsa people probably do.

kristi, we all know common sense and intelligence are two different things. "Lotsa people"--I see the cliff, I see all of y'all jumpin', maybe, but I ain't goin'. Count me out when it comes to eating raw seafood somewhere like Mexico, sorry.
Skunky wasn't meaning anything personal, and he wasn't making light of someone's death. I think you know that. Looking for trouble isn't a legitimate hobby.

 

[seacrestkristi]

I never compared the two, skunky. You did over and over again. Why are you taking it so personally? It's my family that earns their livelihood off seafood. You're a doctor. So why are you takin' what I posted it so personal? If it was vice versa, i might understand but still no, I woulda heard you out without the 'adios crazy lady'. I don't get it. You just called the lady who died "la loca'., then brought up most who get sick and make headlines have hiv and hepatitis. WTH. It's been really real. Is it just me? If you're so worried about the oystermen then why did you recommend not eating them more than an hour inland? They're grayt when handled properly all the way in mid USA. Thank you.
I don't want no trouble peapod. Just stickin' up for a dead lady and the seafood industry as a whole.

 

[Santiago]

Gene's is the bomb. My father in law buys them by the bag at Gene's and we always eat plenty raw and also fry up some. yum yum.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I dont mind eating them in the summer either provided we havent had TONS of rain.

Tons of rain closes the oyster beds. ;-)

 

[Smiling JOe]

I like raw oysters on a cracker, not with lemon juice as with fish, but Tabasco sauce. Yum, yum...

Crackers are unnecessary filler food and used only when the oysters are so tiny that they shouldn't be serving them. ;-)