I tried raw oysters once to impress a date.
I'm impressed that I didn't hurl at the table. What a disgustingly slimy scary piece of protoplasm to ingest.
Hood Canal in Washington state is loaded with them, and we used to go there crabbing.
One afternoon I musta shucked 300 of them suckers.
People loved them. I never in my life et one and don't plan on it.
Raw butter clams, on the other hand...
LOL, I did the same thing... Walked into a bar a long time ago in San Francisco and there sitting at the bar was one of the most beautiful Asian woman I've ever seen in my life (and that's saying a lot!). She invited me to eat raw oysters with her. How could I say no?
Agreed. I'm a huge sushi fan, but raw oysters baffle me.
Haven't you noticed that things that are considered a delicacy aren't that good. If you have to acquire the taste to enjoy it, you got to wonder.
I love 'em. But they are something of an acquired taste.
One local radio host questioned what sort of geek it took to eat the first oyster - to crack open a rock in the ocean, see a slimy gray thing inside and think to himself "I wonder if I can eat this?".
At my favorite seafood place, I ask the waitresses if they've ever had raw oysters. Most tell me "ick, no!" - which makes the experience even more fun. I offer the gals to try one with me and they always decline. LOL
I'm impressed that I didn't hurl at the table. What a disgustingly slimy scary piece of protoplasm to ingest.
So did I, once and for the same reason.
I don't care if we have been New Englandehs since 1640, food that tries to HELP you swallow it just turns on my gag reflex.
If I went on a date and she did that I would be quite impressed!
I wonder how common this is??? Sincerely, I did this once too...more on a dare than to impress, but I think it qualifies!
Why would it impress a date?
I adore oysters, and could have downed three dozen with lemon and horseradish while you were still gagging on your first one. :)
LOLOL. Was there a second date?