Holiday Appetizer: Raw Oysters or Shrimp Cocktail?

December 14, 2008

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keiraz 4 years 22 weeks

mmmm I'm hungry now :-D

emalove 4 years 22 weeks

I like both, but I'd much rather have oysters.

PinkUnicorn 4 years 23 weeks

Yuck to both! I prefer anything that isn't seafood!

mtiger 4 years 23 weeks

I don't like oysters, but I love shrimp. I only like them grilled or sauteed, however. I don't like them boiled and put in a glass.

GlowingMoon 4 years 23 weeks

Oysters.

hippiecowgirl 4 years 23 weeks

I think if I were the hostess and had to pick just one I'd go with shrimp cocktail because it's a safer bet, but as a guest I'd be delighted with either (or both)!

TidalWave23 4 years 23 weeks

I love shrimp cocktail, so that's what I voted for. I also like oysters, but very few people in my family do - which is why I wouldn't serve it up during the holidays.

UrbanBohemian 4 years 23 weeks

I love both....I go way back with shrimp from childhood, while oysters are a more recent love. But if pressed I would go with shrimp.

Seka21 4 years 23 weeks

I looove oysters!!!!

CaterpillarGirl 4 years 23 weeks

Shrimp would be the obvious choice, boring. I would go for the oysters, but steam them.

wambalus 4 years 23 weeks

Neither for me, I don't eat seafood. Both my sister and I have had horrible food poisoning from seafood - her's from oysters at a party.

lexichloe 4 years 23 weeks

We always have shrimp cocktails during the holidays. I love both!

chiefdishwasher 4 years 23 weeks

I baked some oysters for Thanksgiving. Shuck them and leave them on the bottom shell. Cover with garlic butter and grated asiago cheese. Bake @350 for about 10 minutes or until done. Great way for people who are afraid of oysters try them and probably like them.

traceyroberts 4 years 23 weeks

I love them both!

POPSUGAR Food 4 years 23 weeks

I voted oysters...although the worst thing in the world would be to get food poisoning at a holiday party.

PiNkY PiNk 4 years 23 weeks

cerealchan, I love the taste that the ketchup gives it! :) I've never tried raw oysters (or cooked oysters??) but I LOVE shrimp cocktails with avocado, lemon, crackers, etc... omg! I want some right now!

cupcake_ 4 years 23 weeks

Definitely prefer shrimp!!

cerealchan 4 years 23 weeks

You don't really swallow oysters - you chew on them to savor their flavor. I love raw oysters a lot more than shrimp cocktail, since I find shrimp cocktail an excuse to overcook shrimp with some overly sweet ketchup sauce (from my experience), and I enjoy the ocean brininess of the oysters, but everyone else has their own taste.

ilanac13 4 years 23 weeks

i prefer some type of vegetarian friendly app, however i do know the value in a good shrimp cocktail since that's something that i ate before i became a veggie and ironically enough, my family ordered it yesterday at dinner.