Fabulous fresh seafood Bangkok
December 4, 2019 by David Herd
Fabulous fresh seafood Bangkok
Fabulous fresh seafood Bangkok, where else but El Mercado’s seafood room in their wonderful market restaurant. After I enjoyed another memorable lunch I purchased 2.5 dozen fresh oysters to take home to Pattaya.
Prawns look terrific.
In fact everything looks so fresh and appetizing.
The question is……
Where do you start? 🙂
Fabulous fresh seafood Bangkok, here is where I start.
Oysters natural from France, 6 No 4 Cancale B35 each or $1.70 AUD, & 6 No 3 Claire B55 each, or $2.66 AUD.
Price rise at el Mercado
It’s now June 2022 & the price for Fin de Clare hase jumped to B99 each.
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Cultured on the French Atlantic coast, Fine de Claire is the favorite oyster of people who love less fleshy and more juicy oysters with a balanced taste. This oyster must be refined in the shallow water of the claires basins, according to a strictly stipulated number of months and a maximum limit on the number of oysters per square meter. The result is a less meaty but juicy oyster rich in water, with translucent or white mantle, an earthy flavor, smooth with an incredible lingering aftertaste. |
How about this beauty?
I’m guessing it’s from Alaska.
Many types of oysters available
Most are from France but there are some Irish varieties as well.
OK, lets take some home to Pattaya.
The guys are packing up my “to go” box of 2.5 dozen.
Two nights later the feast begins on my balcony
Of course they need to be shucked, luckily my friend Hanish Elton, who I call the oyster man, has a glove & a knife we purchased in Coffin Bay South Australia a few months ago.
Here is the master shucker
I’m surprised how efficient he was, lucky he had those lessons in Coffin Bay. 🙂
My job was to pour the wine & eat the oysters.
We washed them down wit a cold New Zealand sauvignon blanc.
More than just seafood
There is a huge choice of cold cuts & cheese from all over the world. The Salami truffle was sensational.
Fabulous fresh seafood Bangkok
Here is the view from my balcony, what better place could you pick to enjoy 2.5 dozen oysters? I have eaten oysters all over the world, check THIS LINK, however this is by far the best view.
Australia has wonderful seafood, check out THIS LINK.
Thanks for visiting my Fabulous fresh seafood Bangkok photo blog. I am planning a trip to the east coast of France to indulge in an oyster feeding frenzy. 🙂
That’s all folks
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