JOIN MY FUN PATREON: / matthewcarlson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm gonna try out some smoked oysters... in a can! Yeah, you bet! On test: Crown Prince Smoked Oysters in Olive Oil
I'm 63 and I picked up this habit of eating these oysters from my father when he used to eat them when I was a child. All these years of eating them today was the very 1st time I actually got a 1/2 shell in my can. So small. Lol
I'm 40 & grew up in Portland, OR. My dad loved to fish & loved boating. i never really took to fishing so much(i prefer the convenience of just buying fish at the market) but i absolutely love cooking/eating seafood. What i really enjoyed was just getting out on the water with my dad at so many different places. He took me to countless rivers/lakes throughout the pacific northwest, the San Juan Islands, & even Alaska. We fished for tuna off the Oregon coast. Crabbed bays & beaches. He even took me on a trip to Puerto Rico to fish for Dorado. i can't spend the type of money it takes to take up boating/fishing these days. But one thing we always had with us on my dad's boat was some combination of canned sardines, oysters, kipper snacks, pickled herring, some cheese, & saltines crackers(oh and beer & rum). Every once in awhile when I've got the place to myself & i don't have to cook for the wife, i still break out the canned fish, crackers, cheese, & beer. i may not own a boat, but it tastes like I'm right back on the water.
I gotcha man.. memories of me sitting on the living room floor watching Saturday toons, cold Canadian February on the prairies, mom whips up dine sandies, rye bread, mayo, mustard, can of Brunswicks... probably one of those memories I'll be thinking about at the end..
My grandpa used to fry us fresh oysters in Oregon when we visited, and we loved them. The canned oysters are always in my pantry, and I probably eat 20+ cans a year.
I prepped canned oysters because I did grow up eating sardines and saltines as a kid. This is funky, but it'll do in pinch if SHTF. I wouldn't recommend eating this in the staff room at lunch time unless you hate your coworkers. LOL
I like smoked oysters occasionally. I usually eat them with saltines as well. I agree that they're slightly bland. I usually add a bit of tabasco sauce or a dab of mustard to "spice them up" a little.
100% I usually have a "no extras" policy for the review, but Tabasco would have been the exact perfect fit. Hard to find a niche for Tabasco for me; so much hot sauce competition in the 21st century. Sriracha replaced Tabasco on my eggs long ago. Sad!
Sometimes I don’t eat lunch and just eat a can of these. You should get the chili pepper version for added flavour. You could also try these with lightly salted potato chips.
I love can oysters!! This is my favorite snack I drain the olive oil and squeeze Lemon on top with Tabasco sauce🥰🥰 I can eat two cans of this a night lol but try not to.
Thank god I work for a seafood tent at the farmers market every weekend and get fresh sushi grade shellfish and fish every week. Best clam showder ever.
smoked oysters are my hands-down fave. I'm stilly pretty ignorant when it comes to cannedseafood, but oysters so far have been the only thing that didn't register on my squick meter at all. LOVE.
Lol @ watching you pull one apart and talk about it..😜 My kids loved smoked oysters when they were younger, until I pulled one apart and showed them the insides. It didn't faze my boy, but my girls swore off of them for a while. 'More for us' I said! Ahhh, good times!
I grew up sucking oysters right off the shell with a little bit of cheese baked on and a twist of lemon. Definitely some questionable fluids and textures, but it's the type of thing where you just have to be like "look, humans have been eating these for a million years - I'll be okay."
That cheese and lemon sounds goooood! I'd give anything to be some Cave Jabroni poking around tide pools eating anything I can find, not a care in the world except for where the next little bit of protein's coming from...
I shucked fresh oysters for 3 years at a oyster bar at a popular seafood restaurant in Austin Tx. I ate all the fresh oysters I wanted every day. Love my raw oysters with just a squeeze of lemon and a touch of hot horseradish. Perfect way to set off an oysters flavor.
I fine stay home dining experience for me since the 80s was smoked oysters, cheese, a granny smith apple, box of wheat thins, and a bottle of cabernet in front of the TV.
Best thing to do with smoked oysters is smoked oyster pasta. You need 1 can smoked oysters drained and mashed, I clove garlic minced, 1/2 jar good quality pasta tomato sauce. Fry the garlic and oysters in olive oil one min, then add the tomato sauce. Simmer while the pasta cooks, adding a spoon or two of pasta water if the sauce gets dry. Cook the pasta right in the sauce for the last two minutes, reserving the pasta water so you can keep it loose. Serve with or without parmigiano cheese
Hello from the airport, eating a can of oysters, pack of nori, apple and nuts. Sure beats the oysters at the airport bar! Well produced video, sound quality is superb
It seriously bums me out that so many people don’t like them. My pop’s turned me on to these as well. Miss you dad the world is going to shit and I miss you.
I just ate a whole can while watching your video, I feel like we had a connection lol. Pacific pearl, fancy smoked oysters with tapatio and baked gold fish crackers.
I think that canned oysters have a particular flavor no matter what caliber you get. Canned fish on the other hand are much better tastier treats in my opinion. don't get me wrong, I like shellfish, but not necessarily from a can. I have yet to satisfy my canned culinary curiosity in that department.
Yeah, this is my fear. I totally feel you. I could sit at a bar and eat oysters for hours. There used to be this place near my work where, during the day, you could get a pint of PBR and a half dozen oysters for $8. Man, what a lunch break.
It's been a trick for us. There is a brand we used to get back in Oregon, Ekone/Taylor Shellfish Farms - their canned oysters are absolutely top-notch. Have to order them online where we are, now, and it's not cheap, but...man, they are SO GOOD.
Great review, and confirms my preconceived opinion about canned oysters. Raw oysters are just perfect. I love the act of gulping them straight out of their shell (usually with a splash of Tabasco).
I ❤ this brand of smoked oysters. Yes, I much prefer fresh, raw oysters on the half shell too. However, give these canned oysters a spritz of fresh lemon juice and prepared to be wowed.
I drain the oii, pour on vinegar and salt, yummy. My girls got a can of oysters in their Christmas stocking every year. They're grown now and still want a can of oysters at Christmas.
I don't know if that's brilliant parenting or if you diabolically gaslit your kids into associating canned oysters with the most wonderful time of the year!
I threw a can in my chicken fried rice. It is a special meal. Reminds me of my dad too....sardines though...I love the chewy parts...of smoky oysters...
Perhaps “rusty” would be clearer than “iron-y” Smoked oysters were the first canned delight I made with scrambled eggs. I’d never done sardines until I found your channel. I like to sauté some chopped up shallots in butter and then add the sardines. Thank you, again.
The green part of the oyster is essentially its liver. It’s a big time filter feeder, so it needs a big one. It’s what gives whole oysters their distinctive taste. It tastes very different from shellfish to shellfish.
I love Smoked Oysters and Crackers. My Dad got me started on them as a kid. He showed me a couple of different ways to enjoy them. Soe Tabasco Sauce, or a small spread of Cream Cheese, some Dijon Mustard. Lots of ways to take 'em down. Although I will say, that right out of the can they need a very light sprinkle of salt.
I've got no big relationships or memories to shellfish or seafood. In high school around 10th grade a friend and me were at a convenience store buying our daily mountain dew, he picked up a can of sardines packed in hot sauce. We both took a bite, he loved it, I coughed. Part of the spine was scratching my throat I do like them, I just have to put a little work in, cleaning out the bones, dont like the texture. Work in a shellfish restaurant for a year so far, I've had one raw oyster with nothing on it, didn't know to use lemon and stuff. Had a couple steamed oysters, they're much better than the one raw I had. I ain't paying no $9 for 6 shriveled bites though, and that's from after my discount
I love canned smoked oysters and clams but I no longer buy cans packed in cottonseed or soybean oil. Squeeze lemon juice on ‘em and eat with garlic toast. I’m ready to try the more upscale versions.
I eat the smoked oysters all the time. I like mine on Ritz crackers. The buttery flavor goes well with the oysters. And of course with a little dash of Texas Pete hot sauce.
I started on sardines and tasted smoked oysters and haven't gone back to sardines since. Heat them up add a little bread broken up in a bowl with some sriracha, I like the kind with some added onions and carrots, reminds me of beef stew.
I think they are healthy as a source of protein, especially when replacing red meats. However, with tuna and farmed oysters in particular, I would not eat them every day. Both carry toxins and oysters are farmed under dubious conditions.
Ya got me thinkin about eating sardines outta the can with some chazuke (u know, tea and rice) and ume with my grandpa. That’s a grandpa meal if ever there was one and i’d gladly eat that every day until i die. Thanks for the memories... xxx
Oh man, that is the real deal. My mama finishes any meal with rice that way. She used to pour the tea in when I was a little kid and didn't have much of an appetite, I guess it's a little easier to finish off the bowl. I love these memories, thank you.
Funny enough you were right on with the guess on the green stuff. The only brand I’ve found in the us that purges the oysters is great value. They all do their canning in China so I’ve never figured out why one generic store brand purges their oysters when the others don’t. I’m with you, give me a nice can of sardines or kipper snacks any day. Oysters taste too much like the can they came from. I also have the same fond memories of canned fish on crackers with my dad. My mom used to make us eat them outside, and now my wife complains when my daughter and I eat them on movie night. The cycle continues.
Listen. I came to YT because I needed to see what folks were saying about canned oysters cuz I TOO see them and have been saying I wanna try em. I got my answer with the iron-y, bbqey, homogeneous texture etc. no thx like those are exactly what i needed to know. Anyhoo, DID I BINGE WATCH 18 OF YOUR VIDEOS before remembing what I came here for?! Ugh 😫 I gotta go finish shopping🚶♀️ Subscribed tho. I'll be back SIR 🤌
Thanks. Soon, I'm gonna try a can of Patagonia mackerel I have in the cupboard. If I have a great experience (think I will), I'll probably go on a Patagonia shopping spree.
