Went down to the coast yesterday & found a nice little spot full of feral oysters plus some mussels, so we harvested a few and took them home to prep.

As I already have some other fishy bits in the 'fridge, I think I'll make a seafood paella. Pics to follow!  

Just right for Bardster's new Blog!

Excellent!

Huw

I'll sort that out for you then Huw.  

I've just made & eaten the paella and will let everyone know if the thing about not eating shellfish unless there's an 'r' in the month holds true.

In the meantime though, it was delicious!

it is actually closed season for oysters.
the river cottage handbook on the edible seashore cover oysters in depth, excuse the pun.
quite interesting..............

For the rare Native Oyster, yes, but the common Pacific Oyster has no closed season. He just says to avoid in the summer - because the risk of infection from bacterial blooms is high. But with the weather we have been having it should be OK. Steve has actually written an extensive article in the new magazine covering this very subject.  

--Last edited by bardster on 2009-07-22 15:06:29 --

Feral as in escaped cultivated (Pacific), rather than feral as in wild native. I should have been clearer, sorry!