Message: | I don't get the chance to eat oysters as I like, but when I do, I eat em nekid. The oysters, not me.
Several months ago, I was at Bouchon in Yountville, and we had raw oysters with our dinner. After dinner we went over to admire the raw bar. The gentleman working the bar (the schucker?), James, noticed our interest and began talking to us. It became obvious that he was very into his craft and was very knowledgable. He explained some differences in west coast and east coast oysters. Then selected a few, started shucking it, and passed it to me and my date. At first I held it thinking, "What do you want me to do with this? I have no sauce." But watching him slurp one that he shucked for himself, we followed suit. You can definately tell a difference in flavors between oysters from different regions when you don't mask it with sauce or even a lemon. They were not fishy at all. So if you have some high quality, fresh oysters, try them without garnish! |