7 hours ago, Katie Meadow said:oysters that you wouldn't want to eat otherwise, big ones most likely, like the biggest sized quahogs used for chowder.
In the last few months, there has been a craze here for huge oysters, to the extent that I can't get regular ones any more. The shops are too busy striving to sell the largest samples they can source.
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I really don't understand it. I find that the medium sized are tastier and more appealing. Perhaps something to so with me eating them raw, where as the locals are sure they will drop dead instantly if they eat anything raw other than cucumber. They generally grill them with garlic.
