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Title: The Seafood Thread
Post by: The DARK on Mar 01, 2008, 08:17 PM
I'm cravin a po'boy right now!  :D
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Ghosts_on_TV on Mar 02, 2008, 11:42 AM
Me and my girlfriend are going to make crab legs today. And steaks.  :D
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: aMD on Mar 02, 2008, 02:08 PM
I'm a HUGE seafood fan.  I eat it 3-6 times a week probably.  My favorite part of going to the ocean is the fresh seafood.  Clams, oysters, crab, and shrimp are my favorites.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: mjkoehler on Mar 02, 2008, 02:13 PM
Highly allergic. Found out the hard way. No one else in my family is as far as I know and I never had any shellfish until that day. That was NOT a good date. Nothing like Anaphylactic Shock on the dinner menu. And no, there was no second date.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: bearass on Mar 02, 2008, 02:26 PM
i will have lobster for my birthday on thurs ive been counting down hours mmmmmmmmmm
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Post by: ManNamedTruth on Mar 02, 2008, 02:45 PM
seafood is gross  :-X
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Post by: ycartrob on Mar 02, 2008, 05:38 PM
Being from Mississippi, I am down with shrimp, crawfish, crabs, and catfish (all fish is seafood, huh?)

used to live in Maine and we'd totally feast on lobster, quahogs (clams), mussels, and scallops. We'd get eveything straight off the dock and it was fresh and cheap!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: primushead on Mar 02, 2008, 05:39 PM
I'll eat any seafood.  Anytime.  Anywhere.

I spent a month one summer (when I was 8 or so) down in Washington NC where my grandparents live.  I think it was there where I aquired a HUGE taste for shrimp and oysters.  My uncle had a friend who was a commercial fisherman, so we got fresh seafood in on the regular.  Mmmmm...it's so good.

Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Jenny on Mar 02, 2008, 06:43 PM
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I'm sorry. I had to do it. Someone had to. I'm really sorry.

Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: ycartrob on Mar 02, 2008, 07:03 PM
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I'm sorry. I had to do it. Someone had to. I'm really sorry.


Raaaaaazor sharp!

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Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Penny Lane on Mar 03, 2008, 08:46 AM
sushi!!!  at least 3 times a week!!! live by it....there's a sushi place on every corner///sushi and thai..thai and sushi
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: pawpaw on Mar 03, 2008, 01:28 PM
Love me some seafood. I love love love fresh yellowfin tuna, salmon and ling cod... but the best fish I've ever had was halibut that had been caught and vacuum sealed in Alaska, which we ate at home a week later, grilled with butter, salt and pepper. Damn. I love to fish too, ocean fishing for salmon when they're running, or rock fish.

Crab is amazing. I like it more than lobster, especially AK King crab legs, though our local Dungeness crab can be outstanding too. Cioppino is one of my favorite seafood dishes...it's basically like a seafood stew, like a catch of the day, everything in the pot kind of recipe...crab legs, scallops, shrimp, mussels, clams...amazing broth.

Not so into raw oysters, they never really did it for me. Seafood rocks though.

Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Jon T. on Mar 03, 2008, 01:48 PM
I live less than 2 miles from the Gulf of Mexico so I have no choice but to like seafood.  Fish fry, shrimp boils and crawfish boils are a rite of spring with me and my friends.  And spring is just around the corner.   8-)
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: aMD on Mar 03, 2008, 02:01 PM
QuoteI live less than 2 miles from the Gulf of Mexico so I have no choice but to like seafood.  Fish fry, shrimp boils and crawfish boils are a rite of spring with me and my friends.  And spring is just around the corner.   8-)

I'm jealous!
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: realdeal on Mar 03, 2008, 02:08 PM
Quotesushi!!!  at least 3 times a week!!! live by it....there's a sushi place on every corner///sushi and thai..thai and sushi

I could eat Sushi everyday of the week. There are a couple fantastic sushi place's here in Louisville. Maido is my favorite. Unagi is my favorite sushi.

The bestest fish to consume is seabass. Though probably the most pricey of all the fishes, it's worth it.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: bowl of soup on Mar 03, 2008, 02:22 PM
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QuoteI live less than 2 miles from the Gulf of Mexico so I have no choice but to like seafood.  Fish fry, shrimp boils and crawfish boils are a rite of spring with me and my friends.  And spring is just around the corner.   8-)

I'm jealous!

You should be.  Me too.  All this Pensacola talk is making me want to pack my bags.  I've always lived on or near the coast (minus my 3-year Atlanta excursion) and Pensacola is still my king of seafood destinations.  I worked at a restaurant there and the chef was this 25-year-old seafood genius - the best.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Jon T. on Mar 03, 2008, 02:38 PM
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QuoteI live less than 2 miles from the Gulf of Mexico so I have no choice but to like seafood.  Fish fry, shrimp boils and crawfish boils are a rite of spring with me and my friends.  And spring is just around the corner.   8-)

I'm jealous!

You should be.  Me too.  All this Pensacola talk is making me want to pack my bags.  I've always lived on or near the coast (minus my 3-year Atlanta excursion) and Pensacola is still my king of seafood destinations.  I worked at a restaurant there and the chef was this 25-year-old seafood genius - the best.

I love it here, dearly.  Always have.  Even in high school when people bitched about how bad their town sucks I always thought they were full of shit.  My only complaint is good concerts are very few and far between.  Oh, the job market's not all they great either.  Other than that life is peachy...

Although, I am heading to Mobile tonight to see Wilco.   8-)
Yessssssssssss

Edit- Oh yeah, which restaurant Bowl?  
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Penny Lane on Mar 03, 2008, 04:07 PM
mmmm chilean seabass....my favorite fish
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: bowl of soup on Mar 03, 2008, 04:23 PM
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QuoteI live less than 2 miles from the Gulf of Mexico so I have no choice but to like seafood.  Fish fry, shrimp boils and crawfish boils are a rite of spring with me and my friends.  And spring is just around the corner.   8-)

I'm jealous!

You should be.  Me too.  All this Pensacola talk is making me want to pack my bags.  I've always lived on or near the coast (minus my 3-year Atlanta excursion) and Pensacola is still my king of seafood destinations.  I worked at a restaurant there and the chef was this 25-year-old seafood genius - the best.

I love it here, dearly.  Always have.  Even in high school when people bitched about how bad their town sucks I always thought they were full of shit.  My only complaint is good concerts are very few and far between.  Oh, the job market's not all they great either.  Other than that life is peachy...

Although, I am heading to Mobile tonight to see Wilco.   8-)
Yessssssssssss

Edit- Oh yeah, which restaurant Bowl?  

A place called The Back Door Cafe.  It was in the old Hospital building off 12th street downtown.  Only the bottom floor of the place had been restored and there was a cool hippy sandwich place at the other end.  It closed after about a year.  It was a spooky place.  We had a storage room upstairs in the unfinished part and many of the staff refused to go there under any conditions.  The part where the restaurant was used to be the morgue - there were drains in the floor.

These 2 Paula Dean-like ladies owned the place.  They were the coolest people, but had no idea how to run a restaurant.  I worked the remainder of my college career at Semolina by Cordova Mall.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Jon T. on Mar 03, 2008, 04:40 PM
Man I use to tear some Semolina up.  Frequently.  That's been gone for a while now.  Along with the countless other restaurants that have met their demise there.  It is a Chinese buffet now.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: The DARK on Mar 03, 2008, 04:42 PM
And I think I'm the only person in the entire world who likes octopus.  ;D
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: megalicious on Mar 03, 2008, 04:45 PM
QuoteAnd I think I'm the only person in the entire world who likes octopus.  ;D


it's pretty good. and texturally, it is not what you expect. i was anticipating slimy and gross, but (cliches aside), it reminded me of chicken.

seafood is pretty delish, especially mahi mahi. and shrimp. i love shrimp. crunchy shrimp rolls... fried shrimp... boiled shrimp... shrimp creole... shrimp and grits... grilled shrimp...
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: aMD on Mar 03, 2008, 05:23 PM
I used to barbecue eel from the korean market down the road from me but I'm pretty sure it gave me a parasite last time, so no more for me.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: bowl of soup on Mar 04, 2008, 12:03 PM
QuoteMan I use to tear some Semolina up.  Frequently.  That's been gone for a while now.  Along with the countless other restaurants that have met their demise there.  It is a Chinese buffet now.

I waited tables there for 4 years (2+ in P'Cola, 2+ in ATL)  The only ones that survived were the original locations in the New Orleans area and I think most of those are closed now too.  I had to take a pay cut to get my first "real" job.  Sticking with the thread - they had the best seafood dish ever:  shrimp or crawfish (when in season) Roban.  A really spicey red cream sauce with pasta and shrimp or crawfish.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Jon T. on Mar 04, 2008, 12:18 PM
I always got the Thai dish.  I can't remember what is was called.  But, damn it was good.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: bowl of soup on Mar 04, 2008, 01:38 PM
QuoteI always got the Thai dish.  I can't remember what is was called.  But, damn it was good.

Pad Thai - smothered in chili garlic sauce - the best.  Rice noodles, tofu, shrimp, big pile of sprouts; or

Shrimp Bangkok - shrimp with angel hair pasta swimming in a dark broth.
Title: Re: The Seafood Thread
Post by: Jon T. on Mar 04, 2008, 01:50 PM
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QuoteI always got the Thai dish.  I can't remember what is was called.  But, damn it was good.

Pad Thai - smothered in chili garlic sauce - the best.  Rice noodles, tofu, shrimp, big pile of sprouts; or

Shrimp Bangkok - shrimp with angel hair pasta swimming in a dark broth.

Yes! Most definitely the Pad Thai.   All I could remember was a spicy sauce, shrimp and the load of sprouts on top.  

Semolina, oh how I miss thee...