Oysters...

Especially as they keep crawling off the plate while you
are trying to work out which bits to eat. ;-)

 

Aren't they Whelks, only "en Francaise?"

WTF are they?

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I think they may be. Not sure though because IME they're served in the
shell. I've not seen whelks in the shell

Umm... it was something between the size of a ping-pong ball and a small
apple. It's got spines (not very prickly ones) on the outside of its
shell. You smash the shell and eat the internal bits. Only found them
around Albi but I suspect it's 'cos I haven't looked.

 

*ding*

Ahh! Sea Urchin! [babelfish] "Oursin" in French, apparantly.

Ta, Steve.
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[bad form, yadda, yadda...]

http://www.beyond.fr/picsfood/marsfish089b.jpg

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This is going to turn into the seafood version of the chicory search,
innit?

 

It's an interesting sweet flavour IIRC. Mind you, it was about 10 years
ago when I ate them.

 

They're very, very good. In Sicily, there are seafood places that
don't serve anything with a face. So you can have spaghetti with sea
urchin/mussels/clams followed (or preceded) by sea urchins, mussels or
octopus, all with cold beer from a household freezer in the corner and
a scowl from the waiters if you look like you've finished and you're
not ordering more.

Apparently, urchins were used as a butter-substitute in the Shetlands
when the folks there were poorer.

 

Not sure. What are they generally called? In any event, I do like most
seafood, but in general it should be cooked, at least lightly.

 

OK. So thats the oysters bit done... so what are 'prairie-oysters'?

(Some clever got is bound to know...)
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Bollox

 

NOUN:
1. Slang A drink made from a whole raw egg yolk, Worcestershire
sauce, hot sauce, salt,
and pepper that is taken as a palliative for a hangover or as a
cure for hiccups. 2. Chiefly
Western U.S. The testis of a calf, cooked and served as food.

You mean "goit".

http://www.goitguide.com/

http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Archives/Show_Article/0,1275,3068,00.html

http://www.topforge.co.uk/Buildings/Descriptions.htm

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Bulls' testicles, served up hot.

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I should've known that you'd be the goit! And just for the record, I
actually meant git... as you well know...

Thank you for the educational bit...
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