# Smoked Oysters: How Do You Like Them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154 "2010-10-14T17:52:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/1 "2010-10-14T17:52:09Z")
I was wondering if any fellow dopers share an affinity for smoked oysters. I love these things. If you do like them, how do you eat them? I like to put them on a cracker with a slice of gruyere cheese and a dollop of dijon or horseradish mustard. Its heavenly. I’ve also pureed them into a homemade vinaigrette salad dressing that turned out really well (think instead of anchovies). What about the rest of you all? ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/2 "2010-10-14T18:13:47Z")
I prefer them on someone else’s plate. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/3 "2010-10-14T18:21:50Z")
With plain old saltines, after my husband has left the room. He can’t stand the smell. My son sends me a dozen cans every Christmas, a brand that we can’t get around here. I love them. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/4 "2010-10-14T18:24:01Z")
I like 'em smoked! ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/5 "2010-10-14T19:14:58Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > I like 'em smoked! How do you keep the end lit? :: d & r :: ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/6 "2010-10-14T19:19:24Z")
I used to really like them on a saltine with a small squirt of yellow mustard. I don’t enjoy them at all any more, for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/7 "2010-10-14T20:01:11Z")
A toothpick, ad open tin, and I am happy. I just power through until I realize that I am starting to feel ill… ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/8 "2010-10-14T21:19:22Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I’ve also pureed them into a homemade vinaigrette salad dressing that turned out really well (think instead of anchovies). > > What about the rest of you all? I demand the recipe! I like 'em in salads with a buttermilk ranch dressing. They’re also good on tiny rounds of bread, like you’d use for bruschetta, briefly put under the broiler. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/9 "2010-10-14T23:35:34Z")
Right out of the tin, baby! Toothpick or fingers. A cracker, horseradish or cocktail sauce never hurts, but I hate to mess with perfection. Also, don’t mind them in a shot of vodka! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/10 "2010-10-14T23:44:10Z")
Usually right out of the can, but sometimes I’ll dump them on top of some ramen. ---
**Author:** ![wheresmymind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/11 "2010-10-15T00:08:55Z")
The same way I like all my canned seafood: on plain old saltines with a dab of Sriracha sauce. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/12 "2010-10-15T02:51:47Z")
I’ve always eaten them straight out of the can. I do prefer the ones in water, but they’re hard to find here. Most I find are canned in oil. I’m now going to try them with ya’ll’s recommendations, though! ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/13 "2010-10-15T03:03:29Z")
> [@hellpaso](#): > > I’ve always eaten them straight out of the can. I do prefer the ones in water, but they’re hard to find here. Most I find are canned in oil. I’m now going to try them with ya’ll’s recommendations, though! Dude! Open can slightly, drain oil. Proceed with cracker placement, favorite cheese and a sharp-flavored mustard (dijon! dijon!)… ..repeat… ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/14 "2010-10-15T03:06:31Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > > [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > > > I’ve also pureed them into a homemade vinaigrette salad dressing that turned out really well (think instead of anchovies). > > > > What about the rest of you all? > > I demand the recipe! > > I like 'em in salads with a buttermilk ranch dressing. They’re also good on tiny rounds of bread, like you’d use for bruschetta, briefly put under the broiler. I don’t have one. It was mostly ball-smamick vinegar with some olive oil, some fresh herbs (basil) and me tossing a can of smoked oysters into the kitchenaid…its a freakingly good replacement for anchovies in a regular dressing or in place of a Caeser salad… ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/15 "2010-10-15T03:33:44Z")
Usually with a can of smoked mussels and a can of smoked clams. Often as soup; a finely minced onion, sweated, a couple of cans of Campbell’s “Oyster Stew” (“It’s not going to be a boring soup, it’s just the base of the soup, then you add other ingredients.”) smoothed out with a stick blender. An equal volume of dairy, cream if you hate your heart. Then the smoked oysters, cut up a little if they’re the big ones, oil and all. Simmer 'bout 30 minutes, thicken with finely crushed oyster crackers if needed. CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-oysters-how-do-you-like-them/557154/16 "2010-10-15T03:47:24Z")
It really didn’t occur to me that there was any way other than just on a cracker. Mustard, cheese, horseradish, oh the possibilities. You have opened my eyes