The Best Oysters Are Found in New Orleans - How We Eat

Ask anywhere in New Orleans and they’ll say Gulf oysters are the absolute best. This episode of How We Eat explores the complex history of this beloved bivalve, from the oyster itself to its signature preparations.
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[@GOODMUSIC357]

I lived next door to Thomas for almost two years and he truly is a great man. We drank on the stoop and had some really good times!

[@CyclonexxxIce]

The best raw oysters I've ever had were in New Orleans. Just $13 for a dozen of absolutely massive oysters that were just pulled from the water hours before. Truly an incredible meal.

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

You haven’t been to kachemak bay Alaska I take it.

[@scholasticbookfair.]

@@MatanuskaHIGH No one has. That's a given.

[@manurocker1]

hahahah @@scholasticbookfair.

[@jonanderson8211]

What a great flick. Real people talking about real food. Possibly one of my favs, New Orleans, the soul of the planet, love you guys.🇨🇦

[@GambitzxD]

"You put lead in your pencil, but if you don't have no stationary to write on or no one to write to. You're in trouble for eating all them oysters" 2:19-2:28

[@Jess455]

Faisal Rashid thank you, I have been listening over and over again , trying to figure it out what he was talking about ?????????

[@senor_bonito]

Oysters contain an aphrodisiac

[@wes788411]

@@Jess455 Oysters are said to be an aphrodisiac, so if you eat a bunch of oysters and you don’t have anyone to screw, you’re going to have blue balls.

[@wparo]

That fella with the oysters is someone I would enjoy his company

[@RS-it2ho]

I can NOT with UPtown T!!! He's the type to turn the worst day around for someone just by being himself. We need so much more.

[@KushDaddys]

lol that black dude is awesome

[@AtodaZ23]

Uptown T is fucking hilarious, I watched his scene three times lol.

[@davisx2002]

i was driving in Louisiana one day and i saw a little shack that had a stack of empty shells out back that was about 10 feet tall...they even pave the roads with clam shells. aint no gravel in the delta.

[@shikifuujin4800]

what type of device did the narrator use to record. it sounds awful

[@rights9620]

It does. Tought it was my computer but seems not.

[@ariel3725]

I think he's trying to achieve that transistor radio sound

[@CarlosTrancos]

The sound is awful.

[@gojoe36]

A Louisiana potato.

[@adamschorr2301]

Windows Movie Maker

[@HaningNugrahadi]

Uptown seems like fun guy

[@WickerMan504]

He's fantastic

[@djw9985]

Small doses

[@I2each]

haha Thomas is awesome!

[@jraymond1988]

I've only had oysters once or twice because they aren't the most economical item on the menu. I love seafood though (but hate traveling) but I'd love to give something like this a try.

[@BOSS-xz4tj]

JTR ...then u probably want to travel to do it.

[@BigLove101]

Those Oysters looked delicious!

[@jessie801000]

Ah great, I found another channel I'm gonna have to binge watch on. Damnit KZbin.

[@fatstacks89]

cold water oysters are always superior I've eaten gulf oysters while in NO and they're good but not best

[@johnsheetz6639]

Where would you say the best

[@villeray9911]

Canada's oysters are truly amazing

[@matttherrien9608]

​@@villeray9911early spring, cold water Prince Edward Island oysters are lovely.

[@7.5Mviews]

Thomas needs his own show 😂

[@ketumilemasha4727]

Uptown T 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ProNzGamer69]

Bluff oysters and pacific oysters around NZ are hard to beat. Try oysters the size of your Entire hand, super creamy, would love to try these

[@manfredmann9708]

Thomas in this video so fuxxxx cool. Thanks Thomas. Great Oyster chef Thomas, we all believe in you :-)

[@JojoBiebah]

people don't understand my obsession with oysters 😭

[@brodywhite1753]

😄😄 I be tryna tell me people. A couple dozen and a couple cold brews

[@herropreaseherro7870]

I feel like oysters are one of those things that is enjoyable to eat because you tell yourself it’s good and everyone eats it. If everyone ate tarantulas and told you it’s good you’d probably be fine eating tarantulas as well. In reality it really just looks like a soft slimy snotball stuck in a rock.

[@kavalia2307]

They do taste amazing tho

[@shumitawa8855]

Are they eaten raw?

[@kavalia2307]

@@shumitawa8855 Not all - but raw, or cooked, still very tasty!

[@michaelhunziker7287]

Uptown T is a great guy. Go see him at Pascal's Manale

[@percymiller4570]

Gulf oysters Are the best! I've had oysters from the Atlantic and Pacific. New Orleans has the best, freshest, saltiest oysters.

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

Kachemak bay Alaska the best

[@dennisbougie8322]

Freshest? Lol. If it’s alive it’s fresh.

[@tenou213]

Aww yiss. I really want oysters now.

[@Outlawdeputy23]

Damn I wanna go to the place Thomas works at and get an oyster shucked by him!

[@bob_the_plumber]

The one local bar near me called Cole's public House in Amherst Ohio (sorry had to give them a shout out) always had a standard menu but then they changed up a lot of the other things like they always had oysters Rockefeller but the oysters on the half shell they would serve them plain with cocktail sauce or just lemon whatever you prefer and they would always come up with something creative like the one time it was a soy Ginger with cucumber and then one other time I'm pretty sure that they put a little bit of rice wine vinegar they minced up pickled ginger and I couldn't place the name of the third ingredient but I know they put something else in there and they were out of this world

[@kikocabinte9493]

Thomas you rock it

[@ronocthebarbarian3025]

I love Louisiana food! Best in the country!

[@quantumaquatic1767]

Louisiana/New Orleans oysters are super thick and creamy never had an oyster as fat and consistent like them

[@shawtchurchjr]

They're to die for. Literally.

[@tonydetuna1923]

Are the oysters still covered with BP oil? The shrimp are still sick with infections all over them

[@BOSS-xz4tj]

Tony DeTuna ...just go a little heavier on the cayenne pepper hot sauce. It adds flavor in addition to killing any petroleum based viral or bacterial deadly organisms.

[@JackyMKLeung]

Voila, or shall I say cha cha cha because we are not finished yet...

[@insertnamehere9865]

Yo I was gonna say nice work on getting the cultural ambassador from the local government there onto your show, that's pretty neat and legit. In actuality I paused before pressing Comment and googled her name and found out she isn't the cultural ambassador, Irvin Mayfield is. I get that it might seem cool to throw that tag under her name but come on, that's not that different from putting 'Mayor' under her name - it's misleading, especially to people out of area. I also found that she entertains the myths of ghosts and a myriad of other lunacy, so please can you refrain from whacking legitimate labels on random people in the future? Also no politics videos please, you guys aren't buzzfeed or some other bottom-tier clickbait.

[@wachirarisky4284]

I tried an oyster once when I was like 12 it didn't go well. I vowed to never eat another oyster in my life will I never break that promise, but it's still love watching others eat them

[@ESKATEUK]

I’m a bit worried as I’ve started eating oysters and I absolutely love them. But I’ve heard a lot of bad about eating them raw and getting vibriosis. What are the chances and what are the signs to look out for, are there any signs you have a bad oyster? I want to keep eating them so any help would be great

[@shino8854]

Only eat them if the month has a R in them i.e November, December etc etc. Also always chew the oyster before swallowing, if it taste anything but the usual taste, spit it out and announce proudly to everyone...you don't swallow.

[@strikedizzle]

Made with BP oil

[@winneyd3581]

and of course it must be somewhere in the US.

[@donkers1974]

I haven't even tried eating an oister, wtf am i doing here...

[@TheDarwiniser]

its the taste of the ocean... salty but not overpowering, mineral taste, smooth texture, savoury. best with a dash of lemon juice and fresh from the shell.

[@cosmokramer4703]

John Smith slight sweet taste from the ones on the west coast as well

[@civodarp5742]

"Cha cha cha, cuz we're not finished" 😂😂😂

[@lovelivi1591]

Thomas is awesome lol I would want to meet him if I went to Louisiana!

[@DigitalDanggit]

Hokkaido called and said "whuuuut?"

[@joeykarate3148]

Digital Danggit Hokkaido is good for crab but there are far better places in Japan for oysters.

[@PLANDerLinde99]

*COCcaido*

[@drahunter213]

1:42 Lol that guy is hilarious

[@Hollywoodchristian]

Lived in new Orleans my whole life and never tried an oyster as of 2018

[@oof1008]

Criminal

[@jasonvoorheeskill]

What's up with the audio work, Mate. I mean, isn't there anybody checking the final result?

[@Nathaniel64]

A lot of gulf oysters are not farmed. They thrive in the warm waters of the gulf.

[@manuwhanau4464]

No way! Best, fattest, juiciest, flavoursome oysters are most definitely from beautiful New Zealand!!!!!! World famous Bluff oysters all day whoop whoop

[@lui9c]

Gahd's Pahnd. Love oysters.

[@moratrolls874]

hell of a southern accents

[@sawxxx54]

Its coming home

[@dime4026]

New zealand bluff oysters. Best in the world

[@fumantony8788]

the 1st 3 blue oyster cult albums are the best.

[@michaelhunziker7287]

Secret Treaties is #1

[@kevins4213]

Still like my Pocahontas and Rappahannock oysters from VA

[@Illuminat3d]

Yummy 😋

[@AntonyJohn98]

damn u fast...

[@PMMM9]

Man o man would I like some of these shelled beauties.....

[@ThexBorg]

Yum

[@mikerandall8289]

The best oysters are found in Bluff New Zealand

[@williamhollandsworth7177]

You haven't eaten an oyster until you've had a Chincoteague oyster

[@jessieortiz4874]

Lol you in troubleeeeee

[@12oshinko]

I grew up in New Orleans and I gotta say I prefer Pac Northwest oysters.

[@loveforthegame3]

tobasco, oysters and beer.

[@HiSpeedOxygen]

Thomas a G!!

[@rougeone744]

Great job eater at least your comments arnt bashing you like vice

[@HD-rf1rd]

Sorry the bluff oysters in NZ are the best from most prestine waters anywhere😳

[@ESKATEUK]

Be careful you might offend the very patriotic Americans

[@JettyDeke]

Went to Nola... didn’t find any steamed oysters anywhere... came back to the east coast and got oysters myself and shucked my own.. better than anywhere in the world...

[@randomtipgermanykoule6707]

1:41 mkey uhm whaaat ? :d

[@jeffreytunney4976]

The Chesapeake Bay has the best oysters!

[@plummet3860]

You spelt Mississippi wrong mate lol i am not even american and i cannot believe nobody has picked up on this

[@necron9944]

Yeah that oil spill sure must of helped LOL, fuck eatin sea food out of the gulf of mexico lol.

[@backroadwanderin]

Portlandia called, they want their parody hipster costume back...

[@jessieortiz4874]

Your in troubleeeeeeeeee

[@garypage9515]

People are always proud of their local seafood, and yes, Louisiana oysters are good. Having said that, for purity, quality and flavor, the best in the world are grown in the cold, clean waters of Washington State. I will always eat the Louisiana and Appalachicola oysters, the low country oysters from GA and SC, and oysters from the Cheasepeake ....but I know where the very best are grown.

[@pedrogregorio]

uptown t!

[@allibell6795]

I love oysters I'm now craving them.

[@donnyt12915]

Everyone that lives on the gulf coast knows the best oysters come out of Appalacicola

[@chansaicommerce1721]

COOL

[@ericsalinas98]

Oysters from the gulf got sauce

[@NgatiWhatuaBoy1]

I prefer New Zealand oysters

[@jejakamalaya1484]

Oyster clean the sea floor We ate it.... Search it up...

[@THETENXU]

2021

[@littlemonster4297]

OMG!!! Those oysters are so fat and thick! So Delicious 😍😍😍😍😍😋😋😋😋. I'm so jealous

[@lyhthegreat]

1:47 wtf he rapping?

[@instantkiwikid]

The best oysters in the world are the bluff oysters only found in new Zealand in the south island . Every body that knows anything about oysters will no that.

[@ちゅんちゅん-b1w]

Stfu

[@Munz420LVN]

@@ちゅんちゅん-b1w 😁😂😄 does the TRUTH HURT my friend 😮 Blessings and Abundance to you 😉 after all its just a comment about food

[@TheSaikuShark89]

...Can someone translate what he just said..

[@PsychoEscaper]

gulf oyster cult? the editor knows how to make a reference dont they?

[@richadams881]

Nope Murrells Inlet South Carolina has a high salinity content in water makes the best oysters in the world.

[@brettmciver432]

Have you tried new zealand oysters?? If not then get real

[@honeeyminaj6820]

best oysters from new zealand

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

Nah. Alaska

[@fatbeachvanm9693]

when you say a word with s in it rip ears

[@Daybr3ak1991]

The best in US not the world. Do it right

[@KushDaddys]

YggdraSsilL91 the Pacific Northwest has better oysters IMO.

[@sweetwater88]

Eater is a US-concerned only channel. They're not considering the rest of the world because it's not their main audience.

[@sqjam]

you are doing it with everything. "WORLD BEST"

[@jcfartson7288]

nah best food in the world in new orleans and louisiana in general

[@369ZIR]

Yeah I highly doubt the best oysters are found in USA. Pacific oysters are bigger and better.

[@renatatemoni7020]

best oysters come from sea water! not river water! they look disgusting 😂

[@buckleal]

I'm in the north east and would never eat any BP oil seafood from new orleans.

[@TyL0L143]

Yeah we know, your seafood is tasteless just like you

[@Goddygoddy1]

You in trouble~

[@thos313]

I'm sorry, but just where did you get your information? The best oysters come from waters that are COLD all the time. In North America that's the the Pacific Northwest and the North Atlantic Coast. Gulf oysters simply cannot compare with these.

[@swicheroo1]

Gulf Oysters suck. At least as raw eats. They're too big. And the muddiness of the Mississippi is part of its taste. That fine mud never truly leaves. They're okay fried, I guess.

[@jowzzy]

ThomAaaaas

[@nesiansides7133]

oysters look spawned or is that the norm?

[@musingsofajay387]

Is that third guy okay? he looks sick

[@antoinefdu]

Probably ate some bad oyster

[@bhismilinirampersad3360]

👍😊🇹🇹

[@michaelgorogianis8571]

I wouldn’t touch a gulf oyster if you paid me. Too much pollution and food borne illness.

[@scottcomella2264]

BS. Netarts Bay , Oregon oysters are hard to beat. Clean bay water, no pollution from rivers or industry.