Today was another oyster hunt with the family and we another inductee into the group. This time it was my uncle Raymond, seen upfront and centre in the group photo. To think that this whole thing started with just me and my dad looking for any good fishing spots and I happen to find a nice sharp rock and knocked a few oysters out. Then uncle Dennis came along with Denise (the security guard along with Barkley) and Ian. Denise never really got down to any oyster collection, but she helped by watching our bags while enjoying the sea breeze with Barkley.
After that hunt, my aunt Jeannie, cousin Criszean, and Adi got in on the action. Between hunts, dad and I managed to find another location and that became the hunt with the biggest group thus far. This is the fourth, with Criszean out of town, and Adi having to work. Seems like there might be more people coming into the group, but for now the hunting season, according to oyster experts, should stop as it's time for the oysters to go forth and multiply.
Anyway, this hunt was a good one, with huge oysters and even some mussels on the side. There was an oil drum in the water and I didn't see anything on it. However, it turned just as my uncle was looking at it and all the mussels decided to show themselves off. Good thing they were just easy to pick off, unlike the last haul where we had to really dig them out. I decided to pair the mussels with some special seaweed we got from Japan that give an interesting crunch, with a slight saltiness to pair with the sweet mussel.
As for the oysters, it was the usual oyster omelette request from my cousins, while I will take the huge ones to pickle.
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