Posted on 01/10/2023 7:23:58 AM PST by Red Badger
NATIONAL OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER DAY
National Oysters Rockefeller Day on January 10th recognizes a dish so rich there was only one man’s name this dish could bear at the time. At least, that’s the story according to the chef who so masterfully created famous recipes in the French Quarter.
#NationalOystersRockefellerDay
In 1889 in the renowned kitchen of Antoine’s, Jules Alciatore developed a recipe for baked oysters on the half shell with sauce and bread crumbs that would earn the name Oysters Rockefeller. A dish so rich Alciatore himself admitted, “…I know of no other name rich enough for their richness.”
While other restaurants serve similar dishes, only historic Antoine’s (founded by Antoine Alciatore, Jules Alciatore’s father in 1840) serves the original Oysters Rockefeller. Food Network’s Alton Brown even told us on Good Eats that Alciatore took the recipe to his grave. Others have tried to determine the finer ingredients without success. Only Antoine’s and the Alciatore family have the authentic recipe.
Having served over 3.5 million orders of Oysters Rockefeller, and counting, Antoine’s recipe has withstood the test of time and garnered the praises of culinary critics. Since 1889, the restaurant has numbered each order. Even today’s customers receive their privileged number identifying their place in the history of Oysters Rockefeller.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER DAY
Have you tasted the flavor of authentic Oysters Rockefeller? Tell us what you think. If you are near Antoine’s, stop in to savor a taste of history and share using #NationalOystersRockefellerDay on social media.
NATIONAL OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER DAY HISTORY
In 2017, Antoine’s founded National Oyster Rockefeller Day to celebrate the dish’s history and longevity.
The Register at National Day Calendar approved the day in 2016 and proclaim the first observance to be celebrated in 2017.
Oysters FAQ
Q. Do oysters live in fresh or saltwater?
A. Oysters live in salt or brackish water.
Q. Are Oysters Rockefeller the same as oysters on the half shell?
A. No. Oysters Rockefeller are cooked oysters while oysters on the half shell are raw.
Note: Raw oysters are served alive.
Seafood Ping!........................
YUM....
Pre-Covid, Hooter's used to sell a huge two gallon bucket of "shuck yourself" oysters for about $15. During Covid they took it off the menu offering.
Oyster beds her have been shut down indefinitely....................
I used to break out oysters from the Indian River at Vero Beach. My girlfriend lived a few streets from the ocean. I put them in a cat carrier and left them on the far side of the first reef for a week. Then shuck and eat. Her dad taught me the trick.
I used to schuck oysters and claims for folks tableside. The staff would eat whatever didn’t sell that night (they had cooked shrimp and things like calamari anchovies etc too) - used to make Ceasars salad tableside too. Pretty cushy job as they would tip the servers of the specialties as well as the actual waiters.
Doh, oysters and clams I meant.
I will eat oysters any way EXCEPT RAW......................
Oysters is good in all forms
Not raw..........................
Lil lemon, dash hot sauce, delicious
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I have eaten raw oysters, but never again. Cook them any ways and I’ll eat them. But neve raw.
I liked em that way too- we had a sauce with hot sauce, tomato, onions and some herbs we served em with too which was good. Sometimes served on a cracker. I even got to like the raw class but hat took some time.
Yeah it’s gotten worse for,sure. TEre was always a chance of bad class or oysters, but I thunk it’s worse today than it used to be
Raw is one of the ways I prefer to eat oysters, but they really must be FRESH, as in, off the boat if you can get them that way. I haven’t had raw oysters in Florida for a while, but I did enjoy some in the Bay Area a year ago. They were very nice! I believe from Pt. Reyes, but don’t quote me on that.
My Dad loved oysters so he brought them home fairly often, and he prepared them every which way. I think Rockefeller were his faves.
One of my favorite ways to have oysters is fried and on a poboy sammich. Mmm mmm, that’s some good eatin’ right there.
I wonder why.
never had a poboy, but always wanted to try one though-
dont know why there is more pollution, as we are a pretty clean nation compared to others, but there just seems to be more things like red tides- and various crud that affect clams and filter feeders-
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