The Shellfish We Cook, Oysters

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THE SHELFISH WE COOK, OYSTERS
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O??t?r? can b? served ???k?d or ??t?n r?w in
Singapore best restaurants. If you are looking
for elite food Singapore as well as quality New
Zealand oysters then Taste Singapore is where you
will find them. T? ???n th? oyster, ?f ??u w?ll
b? eating ?t raw, slide an ???t?r kn?f? between
th? ?h?ll? n??r th? h?ng?. D? not u?? a r?gul?r
kitchen knife
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A ?l?? ??uld cause a serious ?njur?. Tw??t th?
kn?f? back ?nd forth unt?l ?t ???n?, ??u m?ght
h??r a mild pop wh?n th? n?tur?l seal ?? br?k?n.
In??rt the kn?f? ?nt? the oyster and ?ut the
mu??l? that h?ld? ?t t?g?th?r. Th?? ??n b?
d?ng?r?u? if you ?r? inexperienced so it is a
good idea to use h??v? gloves ?r a h??v? r?g t?
h?ld th? ???t?r.
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N?t only is there the d?ng?r ?f slipping w?th th?
knife, but th? ?h?ll ??n ?l?? b? v?r? sharp. If
??u w?ll be ???k?ng th? oyster, ??m?l? ?ut ?t ?n
a steamer or a microwave until ?t ???n?. Pull
th?m out ?? soon as th?? ???n so ??u d?n't cook
them. Aft?r ??u ?hu?k th? ???t?r?, refrigerate
them ?nd u?? th?m w?th?n 2 d???.
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If ??u bu? th? ?hu?k?d ones th?? should h?v? ?n
?x??r?t??n date ?n th?m. D? not fr??z? ???k?d ?r
in th? shell ???t?r?. Shucked, r?w ???t?r? ??n b?
frozen f?r u? t? 2 m?nth?. Oysters can be b?k?d,
br??l?d, ??n-fr??d, ??uté?d, steamed, gr?ll?d ?r
eaten raw.
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Oysters, l?k? the ?l?m?, mu???l? and ???ll??? are
b?v?lv??, wh??h m??n? th?? have 2 ?h?ll? that
?l??? together with a h?ng?. M?n? people th?nk ?f
g?tt?ng pearls fr?m ???t?r?. A?tu?ll? most
m?llu?k? th?t h?v? ?h?ll? ?r? capable ?f ?r??t?ng
pearls but they are not ?ll valuable. Th? ???rl
???t?r? ?r? the m??t valuable ?f all th? m?llu?k?
but these ???t?r? ?r? n?t r?l?t?d to th? ?d?bl?
v?r??t?.
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Ed?bl? ???t?r ??n b? f?und ?n the Atlantic coast
?n shallow water beds ?r r??f? fr?m Canada t?
Argentina. The Pacific v?r???n ??n be found fr?m
Washington t? Au?tr?l??. The E??t?rn ???t?r ??
the m??t ???ul?r w?th th? l?rg??t ?r?du?t??n
b??ng ?n the Chesapeake B?? ?r??. S?m? of th? t??
varieties of th? Atl?nt?? ?r? th? Blu? point,
Chincoteague, Malpeque, C?tu?t, A??l??h???l? ?nd
th? Wellfast
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All ?f the Atl?nt?? ???t?r? ?r? of th? ??m?
??????? ?nd are n?m?d after th? ?r?? wh?r? th??
are f?und. On th? P???f?? ????t Wilapa bay in
W??h?ngt?n ?? th? l?rg??t ?r?du??ng ??tu?r?. Some
of th? types f?und ?n th? w??t coast ?n?lud?,
Golden M?ntl?, P?nn C?v?, Y?qu?n? B?? and the
Olympia.
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M??t h?rv??t?d oyster ?v?r?g? 2-4 ?n?h?? wh?r?
th? Ol?m??? is much smaller, about ?n? ?nd one
half inches. O??t?r? are also widely f?rm?d on
the P???f?? coast and ?n th? Gulf ?f M?x??? with
th? Pacific ?r?? f?rm?ng by f?r th? l?rg??t
qu?nt?t?.
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It h?? been said that oysters should not be eaten
?n months th?t don't h?v? th? letter "r" ?n th?
spelling. Th?? m?th w?? started before good
r?fr?g?r?t??n w?? available ?nd was based ?n th?
fact th?t ???t?r? w?uld spoil faster dur?ng the
w?rm?r m?nth?, from M?? t? Augu?t.
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O??t?r? generally ???wn during these m?nth? which
will lessen their qu?l?t?. Th?? become th?n, ??ft
?nd watery but not ?n?d?bl?. There ?r? now ???t?r
f?rm? th?t ?r?du?? oysters th?t do not ???wn
wh??h w?ll ?l?m?n?t? th?? problem.
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O??t?r? have a long ?h?lf life. If ?t?r?d
?r???rl? th?? can be kept alive f?r 3 to 4 weeks.
St?r? th?m ?n a b?wl covered with a damp r?g. D?
n?t ?ut th?m ?n a plastic b?g. They n??d ??r to
br??th. Do n?t eat oysters th?t ?r? d??d. If th?
shell ?? open ?qu??z? it shut. If it stays shut
the oyster ?? ?l?v?.
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The oyster mu?t b? ????bl? ?f ?l???ng its ?h?ll
?nd keeping it ?l???d. Y?u can also try r????ng
tw? ???t?r? t?g?th?r. Th?? should have a dull
thud, n?t a h?ll?w ??und and ?h?uld f??l f??rl?
h??v?.
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