Oyster Surprise

Shoo happened upon Waitrose today, then happened upon the fish counter, which happened to be selling 6 oysters for £2.35. It was all too much for a boy from the seaside to resist, and he surprised me with them this evening.

No fair, it's his birthday tomorrow; I'm supposed to be treating him! I got over that pretty quickly though - I can't even rememember if I've ever had fresh oysters before so I was pretty excited!

Shoo cooked them the way a friend from Miyazaki, in Southern Japan, showed him: steamed in a pan with a little salt and some sake. We had some sake left over from New Year, so it all worked out perfectly.

They were delicious. Really plump and fresh and flavoursome, they only needed a little bit of lime to set them off. There was a bit more sake left to wash them down. So much for January being a puritanical month.

All Gone!